Accepted taxon: Pongo pygmaeus
Accepted taxon: Pongo pygmaeus
Taxon: |
Pongo pygmaeus |
Rank: |
Species |
Higher Classification: |
PRIMATES | HAPLORRHINI | SIMIIFORMES | Hominoidea | Hominidae | Pongo |
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 Pongo pygmaeus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 8, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 33, CP (Crude Protein) 13, EE (Ether Extract) 4.
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 Pongo pygmaeus.
TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
34.72 |
Grzimek,B… |
Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
25.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
12.50 |
Grzimek,B… |
Ficus |
FRUIT |
11.11 |
Nowak,R. … |
0 |
MINERAL |
6.94 |
Nowak,R. … |
Insecta |
WHOLE |
5.56 |
Nowak,R. … |
Aves |
EGGS |
2.78 |
Nowak,R. … |
Hylobates |
CARRION |
1.39 |
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 4. List of other Measurements b. for Pongo pygmaeus.
Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
342 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
210 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
femur circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
83 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
femur diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
humerus circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
99 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
humerus diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
32 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Femur maximum length (FML) The distance from the most superior point on the femoral head to the most inferior aspect of the medial condyle. |
nan |
mm |
15 |
- |
15 |
- |
243 |
260 |
300 |
18 |
Powell, V… |
Femur maximum length (FML) The distance from the most superior point on the femoral head to the most inferior aspect of the medial condyle. |
nan |
mm |
14 |
- |
- |
14 |
234 |
277 |
303 |
19 |
Powell, V… |
Femur maximum length (FML) The distance from the most superior point on the femoral head to the most inferior aspect of the medial condyle. |
nan |
mm |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
230 |
260 |
303 |
32 |
Powell, V… |
Humerus maximum length (HML) The distance from the most superior point of the humeral head to the most distal point of the medial projection of the trochlea. |
nan |
mm |
15 |
- |
15 |
- |
311 |
335 |
390 |
22 |
Powell, V… |
Humerus maximum length (HML) The distance from the most superior point of the humeral head to the most distal point of the medial projection of the trochlea. |
nan |
mm |
14 |
- |
- |
14 |
303 |
361 |
387 |
23 |
Powell, V… |
Humerus maximum length (HML) The distance from the most superior point of the humeral head to the most distal point of the medial projection of the trochlea. |
nan |
mm |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
305 |
336 |
386 |
32 |
Powell, V… |
Radius maximum length (RML) The distance between the most superior point on the radial head to the most distal point of the styloid process. |
nan |
mm |
15 |
- |
15 |
- |
311 |
338 |
401 |
21 |
Powell, V… |
Radius maximum length (RML) The distance between the most superior point on the radial head to the most distal point of the styloid process. |
nan |
mm |
14 |
- |
- |
14 |
325 |
364 |
399 |
25 |
Powell, V… |
Radius maximum length (RML) The distance between the most superior point on the radial head to the most distal point of the styloid process. |
nan |
mm |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
297 |
339 |
382 |
36 |
Powell, V… |
Tibia maximum length (TML) The distance from most superior point of the intercondylar eminence to the most distal aspect of the medial malleolus. |
nan |
mm |
15 |
- |
15 |
- |
216 |
230 |
271 |
15 |
Powell, V… |
Tibia maximum length (TML) The distance from most superior point of the intercondylar eminence to the most distal aspect of the medial malleolus. |
nan |
mm |
14 |
- |
- |
14 |
219 |
246 |
270 |
15 |
Powell, V… |
Tibia maximum length (TML) The distance from most superior point of the intercondylar eminence to the most distal aspect of the medial malleolus. |
nan |
mm |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
208 |
232 |
261 |
24 |
Powell, V… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Pongo pygmaeus.
Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
Pongo pygmaeus |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Pongo pygmaeus |
Milton,K., 1976, Body weight, diet and home range area in primates, Nature |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Pongo pygmaeus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Pongo pygmaeus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Pongo pygmaeus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Pongo pygmaeus |
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 |
Pongo pygmaeus |
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 |
Pongo pygmaeus |
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 |
Pongo pygmaeus |
Powell, V.C., Barr, W.A., Hammond, A.S. and Wood, B.A., 2024. Behavioral and phylogenetic correlates of limb length proportions in extant apes and monkeys: Implications for interpreting hominin fossils. Journal of Human Evolution, 190, p.103494. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Pongo pygmaeus |
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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