MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Neotragus pygmaeus

Accepted taxon: Neotragus pygmaeus
Taxon:	Neotragus pygmaeus
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 pygmaeus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, 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 pygmaeus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	BUD	26.67	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	20.00	Grzimek,B…
Fungi	SHOOT	13.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	6.67	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 2. List of Standard Traits for Neotragus pygmaeus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Neotragus pygmaeus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	9	9	-	-	-	2,197.67	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	1,500	-	5,000	-	Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	463	-	-	Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	9	9	-	-	-	19.23	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Neotragus pygmaeus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa		cm	7	7	-	-	-	4	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	7	7	-	-	-	1	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	7	7	-	-	-	10	-	-	Quibod, M…
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	32	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	96	-	-	Engelman,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	Abraham, …
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	90	-	-	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 Neotragus pygmaeus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Neotragus pygmaeus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Neotragus pygmaeus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Neotragus pygmaeus	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 pygmaeus	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
Neotragus pygmaeus	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 pygmaeus	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 pygmaeus	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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