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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Bos sauveli

Accepted taxon: Bos sauveli


Accepted taxon: Bos sauveli
Taxon: Bos sauveli
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Bovinae | Bos
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 Bos sauveli diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 26, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 52, CP (Crude Protein) 13, 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]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Bos sauveli.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 83.33 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 16.67 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 Bos sauveli.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Grazer 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.
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.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Bos sauveli.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 791,320 - - Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 681,000 - 910,000 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Bos sauveli.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 65 66 67 1 Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 60 61 61 1 Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 52 52 53 1 Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 41 41 41 0 Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 38 38 39 1 Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 127 129 131 2 Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 82 84 85 2 Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 36 37 38 1 Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 18 19 20 1 Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 25 26 27 2 Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 31 33 35 2 Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 27 27 28 1 Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 46 46 46 0 Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur) nan mm 2 - 2 - 336 344 352 11 Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur) nan mm 2 - 2 - 315 324 333 12 Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur) nan mm 2 - 2 - 119 122 124 4 Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur) nan mm 2 - 2 - 109 110 111 1 Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur) nan mm 2 - 2 - 59 59 59 0 Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur) nan mm 2 - 2 - 43 44 44 1 Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur) nan mm 2 - 2 - 89 90 90 1 Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 2 - 2 - 114 119 123 6 Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 2 - 2 - 91 93 95 3 Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 282 284 285 2 Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 246 250 253 5 Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 127 130 132 4 Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 41 42 44 2 Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 31 32 32 1 Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 36 37 38 2 Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 94 94 94 0 Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 64 68 71 5 Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 71 73 75 3 Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 209 210 212 2 Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 23 23 23 0 Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 29 29 30 1 Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 50 51 53 2 Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 52 54 56 2 Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 230 232 235 3 Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 29 29 30 1 Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 26 27 27 0 Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 48 50 51 2 Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 2 - 2 - 45 46 47 1 Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius) nan mm 2 - 2 - 255 265 274 13 Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius) nan mm 2 - 2 - 76 77 78 2 Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius) nan mm 2 - 2 - 67 68 68 1 Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius) nan mm 2 - 2 - 66 66 67 1 Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula) nan mm 2 - 2 - 319 328 336 12 Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula) nan mm 2 - 2 - 168 173 178 8 Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula) nan mm 2 - 2 - 48 50 52 3 Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 2 - 2 - 52 54 55 3 Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 2 - 2 - 42 45 47 3 Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia) nan mm 2 - 2 - 306 313 319 9 Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia) nan mm 2 - 2 - 115 118 120 4 Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia) nan mm 2 - 2 - 90 94 99 6 Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia) nan mm 2 - 2 - 60 62 63 2 Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna) nan mm 2 - 2 - 335 343 350 11 Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna) nan mm 2 - 2 - 79 81 84 4 Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) nan unitless - - - - - 1 - - Abraham, …
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 39 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 40 - - 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 Bos sauveli.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Bos sauveli Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Bos sauveli Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Bos sauveli Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Bos sauveli 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
Bos sauveli 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
Bos sauveli 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
Bos sauveli 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
Bos sauveli 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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