Accepted taxon: Orcinus orca
Accepted taxon: Orcinus orca
| Taxon: |
Orcinus orca |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CETACEA | ODONTOCETI | Delphinidae | Orcinus |
| 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 Orcinus orca diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 10, CP (Crude Protein) 57, EE (Ether Extract) 22.
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 Orcinus orca.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
17.86 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Balaenoptera |
WHOLE |
10.48 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Monodon |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Otariidae |
WHOLE |
8.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Phocidae |
WHOLE |
8.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Cetacea |
WHOLE |
7.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Spheniscidae |
WHOLE |
6.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Caniformia |
WHOLE |
3.38 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Odobenus rosmarus |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Mirounga |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Cephalopoda |
WHOLE |
3.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Enhydra lutris |
WHOLE |
1.90 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Delphinidae |
WHOLE |
1.43 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Phocoenidae |
WHOLE |
0.95 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Orcinus orca.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
75,000,000 |
- |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Orcinus orca.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7,826 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
387,196 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Orcinus orca.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Orcinus orca |
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 |
| Orcinus orca |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Orcinus orca |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Orcinus orca |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Orcinus orca |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Orcinus orca |
McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Orcinus orca |
Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Orcinus orca
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