MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Budorcas taxicolor

Accepted taxon: Budorcas taxicolor
Taxon:	Budorcas taxicolor
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Bovidae \| Caprinae \| Budorcas
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 Budorcas taxicolor diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 17, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 34, CP (Crude Protein) 7, 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 Budorcas taxicolor.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	28.27	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	26.49	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	16.67	Grzimek,B…
Poaceae	STEM	14.29	Smith,A. …
Bambusa	SHOOT	11.90	Smith,A. …
0	MINERAL	2.38	Smith,A. …

^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 Budorcas taxicolor.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Herbivore-Browser,Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Budorcas taxicolor.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	334,760	-	-	Wimberly,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Budorcas taxicolor.
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	-	-	-	19	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	5	5	-	-	-	6	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	5	5	-	-	-	31	-	-	Quibod, M…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	55	59	62	5	Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	51	54	56	3	Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	43	46	49	4	Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	39	41	43	2	Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	35	36	37	2	Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	-	111	-	-	Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	-	73	-	-	Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	-	28	-	-	Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	-	16	-	-	Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	-	20	-	-	Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	-	27	-	-	Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	-	27	-	-	Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	-	40	-	-	Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	343	359	375	23	Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	340	358	377	26	Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	106	114	122	11	Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	87	96	106	13	Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	44	48	52	6	Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	41	45	50	6	Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	76	82	89	9	Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	84	87	91	5	Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	78	82	86	5	Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	340	360	380	28	Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	308	326	344	25	Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	136	141	146	7	Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	42	46	51	6	Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	29	31	33	3	Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	34	36	39	4	Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	82	90	97	10	Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	64	71	77	9	Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	65	71	76	8	Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	113	121	130	12	Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	22	23	24	1	Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	46	49	53	5	Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	57	63	68	8	Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	52	56	60	6	Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	126	133	140	10	Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	22	23	25	2	Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	35	37	39	3	Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	50	55	60	7	Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	40	44	48	5	Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	278	290	303	18	Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	58	64	71	9	Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	58	64	69	8	Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	61	67	73	9	Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	284	312	340	39	Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	176	192	207	21	Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	42	44	46	3	Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	57	60	63	4	Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	48	52	57	6	Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	339	358	378	28	Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	95	104	113	13	Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	83	88	94	8	Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	52	57	62	7	Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	368	393	418	35	Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	83	92	101	13	Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	Abraham, …
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	36	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	39	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	241	-	-	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 Budorcas taxicolor.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Budorcas taxicolor	Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Budorcas taxicolor	Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Budorcas taxicolor	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
Budorcas taxicolor	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Budorcas taxicolor	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Budorcas taxicolor	Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Budorcas taxicolor	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Budorcas taxicolor	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
Budorcas taxicolor	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
Budorcas taxicolor	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
Budorcas taxicolor	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
Budorcas taxicolor	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

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