Proteles cristatus (carnivore)

Mass: 9.1 kg based on Stuart 1981 and van Jaarsveld et al. 1995

Diet: insectivore based on Cooper and Skinner 1979 and Stuart 1981

Abundance: 0.08 to 6.47% (median 0.57%)

Latitudinal range: -33.6° to -0.8°

Habitats: (3), desert/xeric shrubland (2), tropical/subtropical savanna (5)

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Found in 10 samples

Kenya: Enkapune Ya Muto (RBL2.2) (Holocene)

Lesotho: Sehonghong (ALP) (Holocene)

Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park, Etosha Region

South Africa: Groenefontein Nature Reserve (fynbos), Groenefontein Nature Reserve (riverine vegetation), Groenefontein Nature Reserve (thicket vegetation), Wonderwerk Cave (excavation 2, stratum 2) (Middle Pleistocene)

Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement), Tliā€™ika

Size measurements:
♀ body mass7000 kgN = 1Stuart 1981
♀ body mass9600 kgN = 1Stuart 1981
♀ body mass9190 kgN = 4van Jaarsveld et al. 1995
♀ body mass8670 kgN = 3van Jaarsveld et al. 1995
♀ body mass10010 kgN = 8van Jaarsveld et al. 1995
♀ body mass8360 kgN = 4van Jaarsveld et al. 1995
♀ body mass9180 kgN = 4van Jaarsveld et al. 1995
♂ body mass9350 kgN = 4Stuart 1981
♂ body mass8750 kgN = 9van Jaarsveld et al. 1995
♂ body mass9280 kgN = 12van Jaarsveld et al. 1995
♂ body mass8810 kgN = 4van Jaarsveld et al. 1995
♀ ear length95 mmN = 4Stuart 1981
♂ ear length87 mmN = 8Stuart 1981
♀ head and body length670 mmN = 3Stuart 1981
♂ head and body length750 mmN = 7Stuart 1981
♀ hind foot length151 mmN = 4Stuart 1981
♂ hind foot length146 mmN = 8Stuart 1981
♀ tail length248 mmN = 3Stuart 1981
♂ tail length226 mmN = 7Stuart 1981

See also Proteles