MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Capra hircus aegagrus

Accepted taxon: Capra hircus aegagrus
Taxon:	Capra hircus aegagrus
Rank:	Subspecies
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Bovidae \| Caprinae \| Capra \| hircus \| aegagrus
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 Capra hircus aegagrus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 28, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 12, 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 Capra hircus aegagrus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Poaceae	STEM	58.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	8.33	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 Capra hircus aegagrus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
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., I. J. Gordon, A. W. Illius, 1988, 'Incisor Arcade Structure and Diet Selection in Ruminants', Functional Ecology, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 15, Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research, Marcus Clauss, Matthias Lechner-Doll, Juergen Streich, 2002, 'Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end', Oecologia, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 343-349, Quibod, M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F., Tomlinson, K. 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad068.
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Herbivore-Grazer, Herbivore-Mixed feeder	– 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., I. J. Gordon, A. W. Illius, 1988, 'Incisor Arcade Structure and Diet Selection in Ruminants', Functional Ecology, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 15, Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research, Marcus Clauss, Matthias Lechner-Doll, Juergen Streich, 2002, 'Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end', Oecologia, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 343-349, Quibod, M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F., Tomlinson, K. 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad068.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Capra hircus aegagrus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Capra hircus aegagrus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa		cm	4	4	-	-	-	11	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	4	4	-	-	-	2	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	4	4	-	-	-	22	-	-	Quibod, M…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	Abraham, …
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	59	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	58	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	190	-	-	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 Capra hircus aegagrus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Capra aegagrus	Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Capra aegagrus	Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Capra aegagrus	Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Capra aegagrus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Capra aegagrus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Capra aegagrus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Capra aegagrus	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.	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Capra aegagrus	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.	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Capra aegagrus	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.	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Capra aegagrus	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.	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted

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