A comprehensive dataset of mammalian traits compiled from multiple sources, providing detailed ecological and biological information for various mammal species.
COMBINEA data frame with the following columns:
Species name
Genus name
Taxonomic family
Body mass of an adult individual in grams
Weight of the brain of an adult individual in grams
Total length from tip of the nose to anus or base of the tail of an adult individual in millimeters
Total length from elbow to wrist of an adult individual in millimeters, specific to order Chiroptera
Maximum reported age at death for the species in days
The amount of time needed to reach sexual maturity in days
The amount of time needed for a female to reach sexual maturity in days
Age at which females give birth to their first litter or their young attach to teats in days
Age at first reproduction in days
Length of time of fetal growth in days
Total number of teats present in an individual of the species
Number of offspring born per litter per female
Number of litters per female per year
Time between reproduction events in days
Weight of an individual at birth in grams
Age at which primary nutritional dependency on the mother ends and independent foraging begins in days
Weight at weaning in grams
Average age of parents of the current cohort in days
The distance an animal travels between its place of birth to the place where it reproduces in kilometers
Number of individuals of the species per squared kilometer
Size of the area within which everyday activities of individuals or groups of individuals are typically restricted in km2
Number of individuals in a group that spends most of their daily time together
Percentage of the diet composed of invertebrates
Percentage of the diet composed of vertebrates
Percentage of the diet composed of plants and/or fungi
Percentage of the diet composed of invertebrates
Percentage of the diet composed of mammals, birds
Percentage of the diet composed of reptiles, snakes, amphibians, salamanders
Percentage of the diet composed of fish
Percentage of the diet composed of vertebrates – general or unknown
Percentage of the diet composed of scavenge, garbage, offal, carcasses, trawlers, carrion
Percentage of the diet composed of fruit, drupes
Percentage of the diet composed of nectar, pollen, plant exudates, gums
Percentage of the diet composed of seed, maize, nuts, spores, wheat, grains
Percentage of the diet composed of other plant elements
Number of prevalent EltonTraits dietary categories consumed at 20 percent or more
Upper elevation limit at which the species can be found in meters
Lower elevation limit at which the species can be found in meters
Difference between the upper and lower elevation limits of a species in meters
Number of distinct suitable level 1 IUCN habitats
Soria, C. D., M. Pacifici, M. Di Marco, S. M. Stephen, and C. Rondinini. (2021). COMBINE: a coalesced mammal database of intrinsic and extrinsic traits. Ecology, 102(6):e03344. tools:::Rd_expr_doi("10.1002/ecy.3344")