MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Tragelaphus eurycerus

Accepted taxon: Tragelaphus eurycerus
Taxon:	Tragelaphus eurycerus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Bovidae \| Bovinae \| Tragelaphus
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 Tragelaphus eurycerus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 21, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 52, CP (Crude Protein) 13, 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. [DOI]

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Tragelaphus eurycerus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	65.91	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	ROOT	16.36	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	5.00	Damuth, J…
Bambusa	LEAF	4.55	Nowak,R. …
Manihot esculenta	LEAF	3.64	Nowak,R. …
Ipomoea batatas	LEAF	2.73	Nowak,R. …
Colocasia esculenta	LEAF	1.82	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 2. List of Standard Traits for Tragelaphus eurycerus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser, Herbivore-Mixed feeder	– Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006., I. J. Gordon, A. W. Illius, 1988, 'Incisor Arcade Structure and Diet Selection in Ruminants', Functional Ecology, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 15, Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research, M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142, Marcus Clauss, Matthias Lechner-Doll, Juergen Streich, 2002, 'Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end', Oecologia, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 343-349, Quibod, M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F., Tomlinson, K. 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad068.
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	– Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006., I. J. Gordon, A. W. Illius, 1988, 'Incisor Arcade Structure and Diet Selection in Ruminants', Functional Ecology, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 15, Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research, M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142, Marcus Clauss, Matthias Lechner-Doll, Juergen Streich, 2002, 'Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end', Oecologia, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 343-349, Quibod, M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F., Tomlinson, K. 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad068.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Tragelaphus eurycerus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	315,000	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	233,670	-	-	Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	150,000	-	405,000	-	Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2,594.5	-	-	Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	96.55	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Tragelaphus eurycerus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa		cm	7	7	-	-	-	18	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	7	7	-	-	-	6	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	7	7	-	-	-	40	-	-	Quibod, M…
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	389	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	372	-	-	Engelman,…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	61	63	65	3	Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	58	58	59	1	Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	49	51	53	2	Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	37	38	39	2	Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	35	36	36	1	Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	120	127	133	9	Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	78	82	86	5	Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	32	33	34	1	Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	16	16	17	1	Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	25	26	26	1	Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	32	34	36	3	Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	25	26	26	1	Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	40	41	42	2	Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	351	361	372	15	Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	337	347	357	14	Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	112	115	118	4	Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	96	98	100	3	Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	57	61	64	5	Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	42	44	47	4	Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	78	81	84	5	Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	102	105	108	4	Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	87	88	89	2	Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	277	282	288	8	Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	248	253	258	8	Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	104	111	118	10	Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	37	41	44	5	Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	29	30	32	2	Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	33	34	36	2	Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	71	76	81	7	Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	59	63	67	6	Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	62	63	63	1	Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	186	194	202	11	Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	21	21	22	1	Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	25	27	29	3	Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	41	43	45	3	Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	44	45	45	1	Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	201	212	223	16	Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	26	27	28	1	Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	25	27	28	3	Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	42	45	47	4	Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	41	43	45	3	Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	237	244	252	10	Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	58	58	59	1	Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	54	54	54	1	Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	50	53	57	5	Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	-	312	-	-	Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	-	174	-	-	Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	-	37	-	-	Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	-	53	-	-	Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	-	51	-	-	Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	333	346	359	18	Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	106	108	110	3	Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	84	87	90	4	Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	54	55	57	2	Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	301	317	333	23	Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna)	nan	mm	2	-	2	-	66	69	72	4	Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Abraham, …
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	34	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	33	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	403	-	-	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 Tragelaphus eurycerus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Tragelaphus euryceros	Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Boocercus eurycerus	Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Tragelaphus euryceros	Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Tragelaphus euryceros	Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Tragelaphus euryceros	Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Tragelaphus eurycerus	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
Tragelaphus euryceros	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Tragelaphus euryceros	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Tragelaphus eurycerus	Quibod, M.N.R.M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F. and Tomlinson, K.W., 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad068.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Tragelaphus eurycerus	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
Tragelaphus eurycerus	Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Tragelaphus eurycerus	Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Tragelaphus eurycerus	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
Tragelaphus eurycerus	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
Tragelaphus eurycerus	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
Tragelaphus eurycerus	Beaudrot, L., Acevedo, M.A., Gorczynski, D. and Harris, N.C., 2024. Geographic differences in body size distributions underlie food web connectance of tropical forest mammals. Scientific Reports, 14(1), pp.1-10.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Tragelaphus eurycerus	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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