Bite force quotient
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Bite force quotient (BFQ) is the regression of the quotient of an animal's bite force in newtons divided by its body mass in kilogrammes.[1][2]
Carnivore BFQs
| Animal | BFQ |
|---|---|
| Aardwolf | 77 |
| European badger | 109 |
| Asiatic black bear | 44 |
| American black bear | 64 |
| Brown bear | 78 |
| Domestic cat | 58 |
| Cheetah | 119 |
| Cougar | 108 |
| Coyote | 88 |
| Dhole | 132 |
| Dingo | 125 |
| African wild dog | 142 |
| Domestic dog | 117 |
| Singing dog | 100 |
| Arctic fox | 97 |
| Cape genet | 48 |
| Grey fox | 80 |
| Red fox | 92 |
| Grey wolf | 136 |
| Brown hyena | 113 |
| Spotted hyena | 117 |
| Jaguar | 137 |
| Jaguarundi | 75 |
| Leopard | 94 |
| Clouded leopard | 137 |
| Lion | 112 |
| Northern olingo | 162 |
| Sand cat | 136 |
| Sun bear | 160 |
| Least weasel | 164 |
| Spotted-tailed quoll | 179 |
| Tasmanian devil | 181 |
| Tiger | 127 |
Table sources (unless otherwise stated):[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ The science and engineering of cutting: the mechanics and processes of separating and puncturing biomaterials, metals and non-metals, Antony Atkins, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009, p. 311, 413pp, ISBN 978-0-7506-8531-3 (retrieved 15 August 2010 via Google Books)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bite club: comparative bite force in big biting mammals and the prediction of predatory behaviour in fossil taxa, Stephen Wroe, Colin McHenry, Jeffrey Thomason; Proceedings of the Royal Society, 22 March 2005 (retrieved 15 August 2010 from the National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- ↑ Fish That Fake Orgasms: And Other Zoological Curiosities, Matt Walker, Macmillan, 2007, pp. 98-9, ISBN 978-0-312-37116-6 (retrieved 15 August 2010 from Google Books)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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