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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Lemur catta

Accepted taxon: Lemur catta


Accepted taxon: Lemur catta
Taxon: Lemur catta
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PRIMATES | STREPSIRRHINI | LEMURIFORMES | Lemuroidea | Lemuridae | Lemur
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 Lemur catta diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 18, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, CP (Crude Protein) 13, EE (Ether Extract) 6. 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 Lemur catta.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 31.21 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 24.04 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 16.77 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 10.20 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 7.68 Grzimek,B…
Tamarindus indica SEED 5.05 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida EXUDATES 2.53 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BARK 2.02 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata WHOLE 0.51 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 Lemur catta.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-omnivore Frugivore-Granivore, Frugivore-Herbivore, Frugivore-omnivore – Jonathan M. Bunn, Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, Ingrid Daubechies, 2011, 'Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination', American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 247-261, Katharine Milton, Michael L. May, 1976, 'Body weight, diet and home range area in primates', Nature, vol. 259, no. 5543, pp. 459-462
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore – Jonathan M. Bunn, Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, Ingrid Daubechies, 2011, 'Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination', American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 247-261, Katharine Milton, Michael L. May, 1976, 'Body weight, diet and home range area in primates', Nature, vol. 259, no. 5543, pp. 459-462
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial – Katharine Milton, Michael L. May, 1976, 'Body weight, diet and home range area in primates', Nature, vol. 259, no. 5543, pp. 459-462

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Lemur catta.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 1,246 - 3,500 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Lemur catta.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
2dm1 - - - - - - 18 - - Boyer, Do…
3dm2 - - - - - - 41 - - Boyer, Do…
m2_relief - 6 6 - - 0 0 1 0 Boyer, Do…
sdm2 - - - - - - 16 - - Boyer, Do…
Dirichlet normal energy (DNE) - 6 6 - - - 181 - - Bunn, Jon…
orientation patch count rotated (OPCR) n/a 6 6 - - - 40 - - Bunn, Jon…
relief index (RFI) n/a 6 6 - - - 0 - - Bunn, Jon…
shearing quotient (SQ) - 6 6 - - - 0 - - Bunn, Jon…
shearing ratio (SR) - 6 6 - - - 2 - - Bunn, Jon…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 22 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 7 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 20 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 6 - - Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 5 5 - - - 651 - - Genoud, M…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Lemur catta.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Lemur catta Bunn,J. M., 2011, Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination, American Journal of Physical Anthropology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemur catta Milton,K., 1976, Body weight, diet and home range area in primates, Nature 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemur catta Boyer, Doug M. “Relief Index of Second Mandibular Molars Is a Correlate of Diet Among Prosimian Primates and Other Euarchontan Mammals.” Journal of Human Evolution 55, no. 6 (December 2008): 1118–1137. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.08.002. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemur catta Bunn, Jonathan M., Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, and Ingrid Daubechies. “Comparing Dirichlet Normal Surface Energy of Tooth Crowns, a New Technique of Molar Shape Quantification for Dietary Inference, with Previous Methods in Isolation and in Combination.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 145, no. 2 (April 5, 2011): 247–261. doi:10.1002/ajpa.21489. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemur catta Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemur macaco Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym Verified - Accepted
Lemur catta Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemur catta Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemur catta 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
Lemur catta 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
Lemur catta Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemur catta 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
Lemur catta Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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