Accepted taxon: Nycticebus bengalensis
Accepted taxon: Nycticebus bengalensis
| Taxon: |
Nycticebus bengalensis |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
PRIMATES | STREPSIRRHINI | LORISIFORMES | Lorisidae | Nycticebus |
| 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 Nycticebus bengalensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 35, CP (Crude Protein) 37, EE (Ether Extract) 13.
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 Nycticebus bengalensis.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
20.95 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
19.68 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Tettigoniidae |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Smith,A. … |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
9.52 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Gryllidae |
WHOLE |
8.89 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
EXUDATES |
7.14 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
5.56 |
Smith,A. … |
| Vertebrata |
EGGS |
4.76 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BUD |
4.44 |
Smith,A. … |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
3.49 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Smith,A. … |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
2.22 |
Smith,A. … |
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 Nycticebus bengalensis.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| No trait values available. |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Nycticebus bengalensis.
| 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 Nycticebus bengalensis.
| 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 Nycticebus bengalensis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Nycticebus bengalensis |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Nycticebus bengalensis |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Nycticebus bengalensis |
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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