MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Dorcopsis

Accepted taxon: Dorcopsis
Taxon:	Dorcopsis
Rank:	Genus
Higher Classification:	DIPROTODONTIA \| MACROPODIFORMES \| Macropodidae \| Macropodinae
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 Dorcopsis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 60, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Dorcopsis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	ROOT	40.00	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	30.00	Nowak,R. …
Poaceae	STEM	20.00	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	10.00	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 Dorcopsis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	Anthony K…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Anthony K…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	Anthony K…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dorcopsis.
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 Dorcopsis.
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 Dorcopsis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Dorcopsis	Symon,DE, 1986, A survey of Solanum prickles and marsupial herbivory in Australia, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dorcopsis spp	Smith,J. A., 2009, Macropod nutrition, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dorcopsis	Lee,A. K., 1985, Evolutionary ecology of marsupials,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dorcopsis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dorcopsis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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