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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Procavia capensis

Accepted taxon: Procavia capensis


Accepted taxon: Procavia capensis
Taxon: Procavia capensis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: HYRACOIDEA | Procaviidae | Procavia
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 Procavia capensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 27, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 50, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Procavia capensis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 35.32 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 28.17 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 19.76 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida STEM 5.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BARK 4.44 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 3.33 Grzimek,B…
Solanaceae SHOOT 2.38 Nowak,R. …
Euphorbiaceae SHOOT 1.59 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 Procavia capensis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Procavia capensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 1 1 - - - 2,585.48 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 1,500 - 5,400 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 512.5 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 1 1 - - - 18.44 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Procavia capensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 19 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 98 - - Engelman,…
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 13 - - McNab, B.…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 22 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 8 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 22 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 6 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 47 - - Nelson, A…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Procavia capensis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Procavia capensis Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Procavia capensis Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Procavia capensis Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Procavia capensis Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Procavia capensis Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Procavia capensis DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Procavia capensis 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
Procavia capensis Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Procavia capensis Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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