MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Antilope cervicapra

Accepted taxon: Antilope cervicapra
Taxon:	Antilope cervicapra
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Bovidae \| Antilopinae \| Antilope
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 Antilope cervicapra diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 23, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 3. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Antilope cervicapra.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Poaceae	STEM	36.49	Grzimek,B…
Poaceae	SEED	11.11	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	BUD	6.67	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	3.33	Grzimek,B…
Aeluropus	STEM	2.49	Sathishku…
Cyperus compressus	STEM	2.43	Sathishku…
Dactyloctenium aegyptium	STEM	2.30	Sathishku…
Cyperus polystachyos	STEM	2.23	Sathishku…
Chloris barbata	STEM	2.09	Sathishku…
Bulbostylis barbata	STEM	1.96	Sathishku…
Cenchrus ciliaris	STEM	1.55	Sathishku…
Kyllinga nemoralis	STEM	1.40	Sathishku…
Desmodium triflorum	LEAF	1.39	Sathishku…
Eriochloa procera	STEM	1.34	Sathishku…
Commelina benghalensis	LEAF	1.34	Sathishku…
Cyrtococcum trigonum	STEM	1.26	Sathishku…
Fimbristylis cymosa	STEM	1.25	Sathishku…
Fimbristylis ovata	STEM	1.04	Sathishku…
Chrysopogon aciculatus	STEM	0.99	Sathishku…
Dichanthium annulatum	STEM	0.99	Sathishku…
Paspalum paspaloides	STEM	0.86	Sathishku…
Lilianae	LEAF	0.82	Sathishku…
Digitaria longiflora	STEM	0.74	Sathishku…
Canthium	LEAF	0.67	Sathishku…
Aristida adscensionis	STEM	0.66	Sathishku…
Murex	LEAF	0.65	Sathishku…
Heteropogon contortus	STEM	0.53	Sathishku…
Acacia nilotica	LEAF	0.45	Sathishku…
Urochloa maxima	STEM	0.44	Sathishku…
Cynodon dactylon	STEM	0.27	Sathishku…
Trachys	STEM	0.15	Sathishku…
Brachiaria ramosa	STEM	0.11	Sathishku…

^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]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Antilope cervicapra.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Grazer	Herbivore-Grazer,Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Antilope cervicapra.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	39,462.5	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	29,570	-	-	Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	20,000	-	57,000	-	Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	1,350	-	-	Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	45.55	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Antilope cervicapra.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa		cm	6	6	-	-	-	10	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	6	6	-	-	-	2	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	6	6	-	-	-	19	-	-	Quibod, M…
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	111	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	207	-	-	Engelman,…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	31	33	34	1	Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	29	30	31	1	Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	25	26	27	1	Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	19	20	22	1	Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	18	19	20	1	Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	65	69	72	3	Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	45	46	48	1	Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	17	18	18	1	Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	8	9	10	1	Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	14	15	16	1	Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	16	18	20	1	Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	12	14	14	1	Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	17	19	20	1	Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	186	194	201	6	Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	181	187	196	7	Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	54	59	63	4	Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	51	55	60	5	Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	28	31	34	2	Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	20	22	24	2	Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	39	42	44	2	Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	53	56	59	3	Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	45	48	50	2	Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	151	156	158	3	Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	134	139	143	4	Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	53	56	61	4	Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	21	22	24	1	Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	16	17	18	1	Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	19	20	21	1	Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	38	40	44	3	Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	30	32	33	2	Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	30	33	35	2	Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	187	194	202	6	Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	11	12	13	1	Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	13	14	15	1	Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	22	25	27	2	Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	23	25	27	1	Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	181	191	201	8	Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	14	15	17	2	Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	12	13	14	1	Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	23	25	28	2	Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	22	24	26	2	Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	169	176	179	4	Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	31	33	35	1	Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	29	30	32	2	Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	27	31	35	3	Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	140	150	159	9	Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	82	90	98	8	Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	19	19	20	1	Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	24	27	30	3	Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	22	24	26	2	Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	218	230	239	9	Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	53	58	62	5	Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	41	44	47	3	Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	28	29	31	1	Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	219	221	222	2	Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	40	43	44	2	Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	Abraham, …
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	51	-	-	Nelson, A…
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	50	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	258	-	-	Nelson, A…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Antilope cervicapra.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Antilope cervicapra	Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Clauss,M., 2010, 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	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Sathishkumar, S., Arandhara, S. and Baskaran, N., 2023. Determinants of diet selection by Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra at Point Calimere, southern India: quality also matters. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 15(3), pp.22791-22802.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Quibod, M.N.R.M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F. and Tomlinson, K.W., 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad068.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	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.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Antilope cervicapra	Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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