MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Nanger granti

Accepted taxon: Nanger granti
Taxon:	Nanger granti
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Bovidae \| Antilopinae \| Nanger
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 Nanger granti diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 25, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 52, CP (Crude Protein) 11, 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 Nanger granti.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	46.67	Damuth, J…
Poaceae	STEM	23.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	21.11	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	8.89	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]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Nanger granti.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	A. Myster…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	A. Myster…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Nanger granti.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	7	-	7	-	-	42,470	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	34,000	-	81,800	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	56,370	-	-	Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	9	-	-	9	-	61,650	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	9	-	-	9	-	1,336	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	7	-	7	-	-	1,286	-	-	Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Nanger granti.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa		cm	5	5	-	-	-	13	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	5	5	-	-	-	2	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	5	5	-	-	-	25	-	-	Quibod, M…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	35	38	40	2	Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	31	34	37	2	Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	27	29	31	2	Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	20	22	23	1	Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	20	21	22	1	Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	74	82	86	4	Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	50	56	59	3	Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	19	21	23	1	Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	9	10	11	1	Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	16	16	17	0	Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	18	20	22	2	Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	13	14	16	1	Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	21	22	24	1	Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	218	235	248	11	Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	206	223	236	11	Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	61	66	71	4	Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	58	61	64	3	Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	30	33	35	2	Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	22	25	26	1	Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	45	49	54	4	Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	58	64	67	4	Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	50	55	59	3	Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	163	175	183	8	Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	150	160	170	8	Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	59	67	72	5	Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	24	26	28	2	Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	16	19	20	2	Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	21	23	25	2	Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	41	47	53	5	Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	34	38	42	3	Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	34	37	40	2	Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	214	230	243	10	Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	13	15	17	1	Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	15	16	17	1	Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	24	27	28	2	Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	26	28	30	2	Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	220	233	243	8	Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	18	19	21	1	Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	14	15	16	1	Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	26	28	29	1	Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	25	27	28	1	Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	194	213	226	13	Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	32	36	39	3	Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	29	33	35	2	Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	29	33	35	2	Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	171	176	183	6	Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	87	99	108	10	Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	20	21	22	1	Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	28	31	34	2	Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	26	28	30	2	Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	258	273	285	11	Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	61	67	71	4	Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	47	51	55	3	Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	28	31	34	2	Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	238	261	276	15	Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	42	50	55	5	Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	Abraham, …
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	332	-	-	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 Nanger granti.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Gazella granti	Mysterud,Atle, 2000, The Relationship between Ecological Segregation and Sexual Body Size Dimorphism in Large Herbivores, Oecologia	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Gazella granti	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	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Gazella granti	Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Gazella granti	Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Gazella granti	Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Gazella granti	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Gazella granti	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Gazella granti	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Nanger granti	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
Nanger granti	DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University).	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Nanger granti	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
Nanger granti	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
Nanger granti	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
Nanger granti	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
Nanger granti	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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