Release 0.5.0 / 20 October 2026

PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals

External measurement compilation used in the metabolic benchmark. WR05 has 5,416 species rows; BMR and associated mass are separate trait medians. The original publisher archive is hosted on Figshare under CC0.

Source and scope

Kate E. Jones et al. (2009). PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals. Ecology 90, 2648.

Read the primary source

DOI: 10.1890/08-1494.1

External measurement compilation used in the metabolic benchmark. WR05 has 5,416 species rows; BMR and associated mass are separate trait medians. The original publisher archive is hosted on Figshare under CC0.

Original publisher supplement · Retrieved-file provenance

Use in this release

Measured benchmark and protocol status. Citation does not imply endorsement, partnership or independent review.