Accepted taxon: Loxodonta africana
Accepted taxon: Loxodonta africana
| Taxon: |
Loxodonta africana |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
PROBOSCIDEA | Elephantidae | Loxodonta |
| 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 Loxodonta africana diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 32, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 9, 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.
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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 Loxodonta africana.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Loxodonta africana.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
6,435,000 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,400,000 |
- |
- |
Lundgren,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,700,000 |
- |
6,300,000 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
3,700 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) |
nan |
mm |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
251.6 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Loxodonta africana.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,627 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,020 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| femur circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
284 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
293 |
- |
- |
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 Loxodonta africana.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Loxodonta africana |
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 |
| Loxodonta africana |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Loxodonta africana |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Loxodonta africana |
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 |
| Loxodonta africana |
Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Loxodonta africana |
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 |
| Loxodonta africana |
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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