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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Capricornis milneedwardsii

Accepted taxon: Capricornis milneedwardsii


Accepted taxon: Capricornis milneedwardsii
Taxon: Capricornis milneedwardsii
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Caprinae | Capricornis
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 Capricornis milneedwardsii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 20, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 44, CP (Crude Protein) 9, 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 Capricornis milneedwardsii.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 50.00 Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 33.33 Smith,A. …
0 MINERAL 16.67 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 Capricornis milneedwardsii.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Browser Herbivore-Browser 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 Capricornis milneedwardsii.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 130,000 - - Abraham, …
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 130,000 - - Lundgren,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Capricornis milneedwardsii.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) nan unitless - - - - - 0 - - Abraham, …

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Capricornis milneedwardsii.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Capricornis milneedwardsii Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Capricornis milneedwardsii 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
Capricornis milneedwardsii 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
Capricornis milneedwardsii Beaudrot, L., Acevedo, M.A., Gorczynski, D. and Harris, N.C., 2024. Geographic differences in body size distributions underlie food web connectance of tropical forest mammals. Scientific Reports, 14(1), pp.1-10. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Capricornis milneedwardsii Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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