Accepted taxon: Damaliscus lunatus
| Taxon: | Damaliscus lunatus |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Alcelaphinae | Damaliscus |
| Reference: | Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005. |
Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Damaliscus lunatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 31, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 47, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 2.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poaceae | STEM | 100.00 | Damuth, J… |
a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Herbivore | Herbivore | – Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006., I. J. Gordon, A. W. Illius, 1988, 'Incisor Arcade Structure and Diet Selection in Ruminants', Functional Ecology, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 15, Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research, M. Clauss, R. R. Hofmann, W. J. Streich, J. Fickel, J. Hummel, 2009, 'Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function', Journal of Zoology, vol. 281, no. 1, pp. 26-38, M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142, Matt Sponheimer, Julia A. Lee-Thorp, 2001, 'The oxygen isotope composition of mammalian enamel carbonate from Morea Estate, South Africa', Oecologia, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 153-157, Quibod, M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F., Tomlinson, K. 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad068. |
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Herbivore-Grazer | Herbivore-Browser, Herbivore-Grazer | – Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006., I. J. Gordon, A. W. Illius, 1988, 'Incisor Arcade Structure and Diet Selection in Ruminants', Functional Ecology, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 15, Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research, M. Clauss, R. R. Hofmann, W. J. Streich, J. Fickel, J. Hummel, 2009, 'Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function', Journal of Zoology, vol. 281, no. 1, pp. 26-38, M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142, Matt Sponheimer, Julia A. Lee-Thorp, 2001, 'The oxygen isotope composition of mammalian enamel carbonate from Morea Estate, South Africa', Oecologia, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 153-157, Quibod, M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F., Tomlinson, K. 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad068. |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 75,000 | - | 170,000 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 129,200 | - | - | Wimberly,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | 129,850 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 17 | - | 17 | - | - | 108,500 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | 1,702 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 17 | - | 17 | - | - | 1,626 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2026. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Damaliscus lunatus , Accessed 15th April 2026 at https://mammalbase.net/me/15839]