Accepted taxon: Herpestes urva
Accepted taxon: Herpestes urva
| Taxon: |
Herpestes urva |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Herpestidae | Herpestes |
| 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 Herpestes urva diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 20, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 11, CP (Crude Protein) 58, EE (Ether Extract) 10.
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 Herpestes urva.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
50.00 |
Smith,A. … |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
Smith,A. … |
| Brachyura |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Herpestes urva.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,113 |
- |
4,000 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,384 |
- |
- |
Juhn, M.,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Herpestes urva.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| relative blade length (RBL) |
nan |
unitless |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Juhn, M.S… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Herpestes urva.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Herpestes urva |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Herpestes urva |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Herpestes urva |
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 |
| Herpestes urva |
Juhn, M.S., Balisi, M.A., Doughty, E.M., Friscia, A.R., Howenstine, A.O., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S. and Van Valkenburgh, B., 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology, pp.1-10. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Herpestes urva
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