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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Orcaella brevirostris

Accepted taxon: Orcaella brevirostris


Accepted taxon: Orcaella brevirostris
Taxon: Orcaella brevirostris
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CETACEA | ODONTOCETI | Delphinidae | Orcaella
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 Orcaella brevirostris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 15, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 4, CP (Crude Protein) 70, EE (Ether Extract) 10. 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 Orcaella brevirostris.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Osteichthyes WHOLE 66.67 Nowak,R. …
Crustacea WHOLE 33.33 Nowak,R. …

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 Orcaella brevirostris.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Piscivore and Squid-Eater Piscivore and Squid-Eater – G. J. Slater, S. A. Price, F. Santini, M. E. Alfaro, 2010, 'Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 277, no. 1697, pp. 3097-3104
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore – G. J. Slater, S. A. Price, F. Santini, M. E. Alfaro, 2010, 'Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 277, no. 1697, pp. 3097-3104

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

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Orcaella brevirostris.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Orcaella brevirostris Slater,G. J., 2010, Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Orcaella brevirostris Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2026. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Orcaella brevirostris , Accessed 24th May 2026 at https://mammalbase.net/me/16324]