Table 1. Whisker taper.

Species	Common name	Taper (R B/R T)
Felis catus	domestic cat	7,10,13
Halichoerus grypus	gray seal	12,12,14
Martes pennanti	fisher	10,11,14
Mus musculus, var C3H	mouse	14,16,20,22,24
Panthera tigris	tiger	4,10,20
Procyon lotor	racoon	6,7,9
Puma concolor	cougar	4,8,11
Rattus norvegicus, var Wistar	rat	10,14,15,21,22
Taxidea taxus	badger	4,7,7
Ursus americanus	black bear	7,7,8
Vulpes vulpes	red fox	14,22,30

Measured taper (base radius/tip radius) for cheek vibrissae on preserved pelts. Typically, three of the longest vibrissae were selected. Data for rat and mouse are estimated from Ref. [29].