MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Hyperoodon ampullatus

Accepted taxon: Hyperoodon ampullatus
Taxon:	Hyperoodon ampullatus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CETACEA \| ODONTOCETI \| Ziphiidae \| Hyperoodon \| Hyperoodon
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 Hyperoodon ampullatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 0, CP (Crude Protein) 81, 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 Hyperoodon ampullatus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Gonatus	WHOLE	50.00	Grzimek,B…
Teuthida	WHOLE	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	16.67	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 Hyperoodon ampullatus.
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 Hyperoodon ampullatus.
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 Hyperoodon ampullatus.
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 Hyperoodon ampullatus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Hyperoodon ampullatus	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
Hyperoodon ampullatus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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