MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Ammotragus lervia

Accepted taxon: Ammotragus lervia
Taxon:	Ammotragus lervia
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Bovidae \| Caprinae \| Ammotragus
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 Ammotragus lervia diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 26, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 47, CP (Crude Protein) 13, 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 Ammotragus lervia.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Poaceae	STEM	41.67	Damuth, J…
Cactaceae	SHOOT	25.00	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	25.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	8.33	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 Ammotragus lervia.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ammotragus lervia.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	80,550	-	-	Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	30,000	-	159,000	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Ammotragus lervia.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa		cm	9	9	-	-	-	12	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	9	9	-	-	-	3	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	9	9	-	-	-	29	-	-	Quibod, M…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	35	37	39	2	Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	33	35	37	2	Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	28	30	31	2	Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	22	24	25	1	Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	22	23	24	1	Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	70	74	76	4	Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	46	49	52	3	Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	21	22	23	1	Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	11	12	13	1	Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	15	16	17	1	Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	19	20	21	1	Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	15	15	16	0	Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	26	26	27	1	Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	222	238	247	14	Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	215	227	237	11	Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	71	77	83	6	Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	57	62	64	4	Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	30	30	31	1	Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	26	27	27	1	Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	47	51	55	4	Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	57	60	62	2	Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	52	54	57	3	Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	189	206	215	14	Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	170	183	191	11	Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	78	85	90	6	Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	22	25	27	2	Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	16	17	17	0	Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	19	20	21	1	Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	54	60	63	5	Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	38	41	43	3	Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	38	42	43	3	Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	129	135	144	8	Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	13	14	15	2	Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	19	20	21	1	Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	32	34	36	3	Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	30	31	32	1	Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	131	137	143	6	Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	15	16	16	1	Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	16	18	19	2	Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	30	32	34	2	Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	26	27	28	1	Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	187	199	207	10	Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	39	42	43	2	Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	37	39	41	2	Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	36	40	42	4	Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	191	205	219	14	Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	119	131	143	12	Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	28	31	33	2	Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	32	35	37	3	Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	25	27	29	2	Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	239	256	266	15	Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	66	71	74	4	Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	52	54	55	2	Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	32	34	36	2	Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	242	256	265	12	Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	50	55	59	5	Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	Abraham, …
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	70	-	-	Nelson, A…
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	70	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	232	-	-	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 Ammotragus lervia.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Ammotragus lervia	Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Amnotragus lervia	Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Ammotragus lervia	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
Ammotragus lervia	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
Ammotragus lervia i	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Ammotragus lervia	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Ammotragus lervia	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Ammotragus lervia	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Ammotragus lervia	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
Ammotragus lervia	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
Ammotragus lervia	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
Ammotragus lervia	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
Ammotragus lervia	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
Ammotragus lervia	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
Ammotragus lervia	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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