Accepted taxon: Orycteropus afer
| Taxon: | Orycteropus afer |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | TUBULIDENTATA | Orycteropodidae | Orycteropus |
| 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 Orycteropus afer diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 2, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 24, CP (Crude Protein) 25, EE (Ether Extract) 18.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Termitidae | WHOLE | 48.79 | Damuth, J… |
| Formicidae | WHOLE | 19.70 | Damuth, J… |
| Anoplolepis custodiens | WHOLE | 12.12 | Grzimek,B… |
| Nasutitermitinae | WHOLE | 9.09 | Grzimek,B… |
| Insecta | WHOLE | 3.64 | Nowak,R. … |
| Macrotermitinae | WHOLE | 3.03 | Grzimek,B… |
| Steatomys pratensis | WHOLE | 2.42 | Nowak,R. … |
| Marah gilensis | FRUIT | 1.21 | 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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Insectivore | Carnivore, Insectivore | – Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, Matt Sponheimer, Julia A. Lee-Thorp, 2001, 'The oxygen isotope composition of mammalian enamel carbonate from Morea Estate, South Africa', Oecologia, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 153-157 |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Animalivore | Animalivore | – Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, Matt Sponheimer, Julia A. Lee-Thorp, 2001, 'The oxygen isotope composition of mammalian enamel carbonate from Morea Estate, South Africa', Oecologia, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 153-157 |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 44,320 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | 53,300 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 16 | - | 16 | - | - | 51,400 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 32,000 | - | 100,000 | - | Freudenth… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 15 | - | - | 15 | - | 1,056 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 16 | - | 16 | - | - | 1,041 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 1,223.5 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) | nan | mm | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 45.51 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brainmass | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 80 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| skull_length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 251 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) | nan | kJ/h | - | - | - | - | - | 123 | - | - | McNab, B.… |
| femur circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 75 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| femur diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| neck length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 99 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h | nan | mlO2/h | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6,144 | - | - | Genoud, M… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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