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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Cephalophus silvicultor

Accepted taxon: Cephalophus silvicultor


Accepted taxon: Cephalophus silvicultor
Taxon: Cephalophus silvicultor
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Cephalophinae | Cephalophus
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 Cephalophus silvicultor diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 18, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 58, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 5. 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 Cephalophus silvicultor.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 32.98 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 18.93 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 10.71 Damuth, J…
Fungi SHOOT 10.24 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida BARK 5.36 Damuth, J…
Poaceae STEM 3.33 Grzimek,B…
Bryophyta SHOOT 1.79 Damuth, J…

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 Cephalophus silvicultor.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Browser Frugivore-Granivore, Frugivore-Herbivore, Herbivore-Browser 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, 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, 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 Frugivore Frugivore, 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, 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, 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 Cephalophus silvicultor.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 64,100 - - Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 43,000 - 80,000 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cephalophus silvicultor.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa cm 6 6 - - - 12 - - Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width cm 6 6 - - - 3 - - Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull cm 6 6 - - - 29 - - Quibod, M…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus) nan mm 3 3 - - 40 41 42 1 Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus) nan mm 3 3 - - 36 37 39 1 Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus) nan mm 3 3 - - 30 32 33 1 Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus) nan mm 3 3 - - 24 26 28 2 Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus) nan mm 3 3 - - 22 23 24 1 Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus) nan mm 3 3 - - 80 83 87 3 Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus) nan mm 3 3 - - 53 55 58 3 Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus) nan mm 3 3 - - 21 22 23 1 Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus) nan mm 3 3 - - 12 13 14 1 Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 3 3 - - 15 16 18 1 Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 3 3 - - 18 19 21 2 Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus) nan mm 3 3 - - 14 16 17 2 Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus) nan mm 3 3 - - 24 25 27 2 Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur) nan mm 3 3 - - 230 245 254 13 Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur) nan mm 3 3 - - 225 238 249 12 Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur) nan mm 3 3 - - 70 78 82 7 Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur) nan mm 3 3 - - 57 61 64 4 Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur) nan mm 3 3 - - 35 37 40 3 Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur) nan mm 3 3 - - 27 29 30 2 Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur) nan mm 3 3 - - 53 55 56 2 Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 3 3 - - 66 68 69 1 Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 3 3 - - 61 62 64 2 Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus) nan mm 3 3 - - 190 199 203 7 Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus) nan mm 3 3 - - 167 176 181 7 Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus) nan mm 3 3 - - 65 72 76 6 Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 3 3 - - 25 26 27 1 Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 3 3 - - 19 20 20 1 Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 3 3 - - 21 22 23 1 Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus) nan mm 3 3 - - 45 48 51 3 Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus) nan mm 3 3 - - 38 40 43 3 Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus) nan mm 3 3 - - 39 42 43 2 Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus) nan mm 3 3 - - 140 148 153 7 Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 3 3 - - 13 15 16 1 Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 3 3 - - 17 19 20 2 Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 3 3 - - 28 30 31 2 Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 3 3 - - 27 30 32 3 Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus) nan mm 3 3 - - 152 156 163 6 Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 3 3 - - 17 18 18 1 Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 3 3 - - 17 19 20 1 Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 3 3 - - 28 31 32 3 Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 3 3 - - 27 30 33 3 Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius) nan mm 3 3 - - 162 169 176 7 Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius) nan mm 3 3 - - 35 38 41 3 Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius) nan mm 3 3 - - 32 35 36 2 Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius) nan mm 3 3 - - 33 36 38 3 Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula) nan mm 3 3 - - 189 198 205 8 Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula) nan mm 3 3 - - 107 117 124 9 Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula) nan mm 3 3 - - 22 25 28 3 Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 3 3 - - 28 31 34 3 Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 3 3 - - 27 30 33 3 Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia) nan mm 3 3 - - 218 225 232 9 Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia) nan mm 3 3 - - 68 73 77 6 Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia) nan mm 3 3 - - 54 59 61 4 Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia) nan mm 3 3 - - 34 39 46 6 Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna) nan mm 3 3 - - 212 225 235 12 Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna) nan mm 3 3 - - 50 55 59 4 Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) nan unitless - - - - - 0 - - Abraham, …
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 22 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 20 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 267 - - 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 Cephalophus silvicultor.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Cephalophus sylvicultor Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus silvicultor Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus sylvicultor Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus silvicultor 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
Cephalophus silvicultor Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus silvicultor 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
Cephalophus silvicultor 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
Cephalophus silvicultor 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
Cephalophus silvicultor 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
Cephalophus silvicultor 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
Cephalophus silvicultor 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
Cephalophus silvicultor 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
Cephalophus silvicultor 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
Cephalophus silvicultor 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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