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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Oryx gazella

Accepted taxon: Oryx gazella


Accepted taxon: Oryx gazella
Taxon: Oryx gazella
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Hippotraginae | Oryx
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 Oryx gazella diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 23, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, CP (Crude Protein) 10, 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 Oryx gazella.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 36.11 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 20.83 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 16.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 9.72 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 6.94 Grzimek,B…
Cucumis FRUIT 5.56 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BUD 2.78 Grzimek,B…
Lilianae ROOT 1.39 Grzimek,B…

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 Oryx gazella.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Grazer Herbivore-Browser, Herbivore-Grazer, 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., Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research, M. Clauss, R. R. Hofmann, W. J. Streich, J. Fickel, J. Hummel, 2009, 'Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function', Journal of Zoology, vol. 281, no. 1, pp. 26-38, 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., Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research, M. Clauss, R. R. Hofmann, W. J. Streich, J. Fickel, J. Hummel, 2009, 'Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function', Journal of Zoology, vol. 281, no. 1, pp. 26-38, 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 Oryx gazella.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 1 1 - - - 226,800 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 175,880 - - Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 116,000 - 240,000 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 2,078 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 1 1 - - - 67.53 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Oryx gazella.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa cm 5 5 - - - 18 - - Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width cm 5 5 - - - 5 - - Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull cm 5 5 - - - 36 - - Quibod, M…
brainmass nan g - - - - - 292 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 426 - - Engelman,…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus) nan mm 5 5 - - 51 56 60 4 Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus) nan mm 5 5 - - 46 50 55 4 Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus) nan mm 5 5 - - 39 42 47 4 Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus) nan mm 5 5 - - 33 35 38 2 Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus) nan mm 5 5 - - 30 32 35 2 Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 104 113 122 8 Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 68 75 80 6 Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 27 30 32 3 Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 14 16 18 2 Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 24 25 27 1 Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 30 33 38 4 Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 21 24 27 3 Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 31 35 39 4 Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 301 317 340 19 Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 281 299 323 20 Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 95 103 114 8 Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 90 99 108 8 Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 48 54 63 6 Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 37 39 44 3 Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 71 74 80 4 Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 90 100 111 8 Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 76 81 89 5 Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 234 252 274 20 Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 213 229 249 17 Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 99 106 115 6 Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 34 38 42 3 Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 25 27 29 2 Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 29 31 35 3 Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 69 75 81 5 Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 49 54 60 4 Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 58 63 71 6 Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus) nan mm 5 5 - - 217 225 235 9 Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 5 5 - - 20 22 24 2 Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 5 5 - - 24 26 27 2 Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 5 5 - - 41 45 48 3 Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 5 5 - - 42 47 51 5 Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus) nan mm 5 5 - - 230 241 252 11 Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 5 5 - - 24 27 28 2 Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 5 5 - - 23 25 26 2 Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 5 5 - - 41 45 48 3 Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 5 5 - - 39 43 46 4 Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius) nan mm 5 5 - - 267 280 308 17 Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius) nan mm 5 5 - - 56 63 69 5 Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius) nan mm 5 5 - - 50 55 61 4 Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius) nan mm 5 5 - - 48 54 60 5 Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula) nan mm 5 5 - - 279 296 328 27 Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula) nan mm 5 5 - - 154 160 166 9 Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula) nan mm 5 5 - - 35 37 41 3 Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 5 5 - - 44 48 53 5 Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 5 5 - - 37 40 47 6 Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia) nan mm 5 5 - - 305 322 351 21 Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia) nan mm 5 5 - - 93 98 104 5 Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia) nan mm 5 5 - - 75 81 88 6 Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia) nan mm 5 5 - - 48 51 55 4 Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna) nan mm 5 5 - - 338 358 390 25 Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna) nan mm 5 5 - - 70 79 86 7 Wimberly,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) nan unitless - - - - - 1 - - Abraham, …
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 91 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 30 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 93 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 30 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 380 - - 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 Oryx gazella.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Oryx gazella Clauss,M., 2010, Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function, Journal of zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Oryx gazella Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Oryx gazella Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Oryx gazalla Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Oryx gazella 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
Oryx gazella Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Oryx gazella 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
Oryx gazella 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
Oryx gazella 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
Oryx gazella 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
Oryx gazella 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
Oryx gazella 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
Oryx gazella 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
Oryx gazella 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
Oryx gazella 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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