Accepted taxon: Neotragus batesi
Accepted taxon: Neotragus batesi
| Taxon: |
Neotragus batesi |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Antilopinae | Neotragus |
| 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 Neotragus batesi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 24, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 50, CP (Crude Protein) 13, EE (Ether Extract) 4.
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 Neotragus batesi.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Arachis |
SHOOT |
33.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
STEM |
22.70 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
17.22 |
Damuth, J… |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
6.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
5.95 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ipomoea batatas |
ROOT |
4.76 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arachis |
SEED |
3.57 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Piper |
FRUIT |
2.38 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Cyperaceae |
LEAF |
2.22 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
1.19 |
Grzimek,B… |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Neotragus batesi.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,000 |
- |
6,400 |
- |
Freudenth… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Neotragus batesi.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Neotragus batesi |
Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Neotragus batesi |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Neotragus batesi |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Neotragus batesi |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Neotragus batesi |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Neotragus batesi |
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 |
| Neotragus batesi |
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 |
| Neotragus batesi |
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 |
| Neotragus batesi |
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 |
| Neotragus batesi |
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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