"Standard"? There are guidelines, but no hard and fast rule on a per-creature basis (which may vary based on setting).
Some creatures will give more loot than others, and it will often depend on the various creatures' 'ecology' within the setting. Usually it evens out in the long run.
Regardless, the DM decides how loot is found.
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There may be more information beyond what you have provided (well, I would hope that your GM doesn't divulge everything to you).
Anyway, not every encounter will necessarily lead to oodles of treasure. Some encounters may have more treasure, some less, and some none. The books are only guidelines.
I should also add that when I GM, my players do not always find every scrap of treasure there is to find. Sometimes they overlook things. Also, there are times when players will disregard some common item only to learn later that it is key to the story/adventure.
Don't be so short sighted. Play the story. It is not a video game.
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Unless the monster is in its lair, one shouldn't expect to find a lot of treasure. Not every monster carries every cp it owns with it at all times.
The treasure value per encounter are guidelines but GMs tend to stick pretty close to it. What treasure you didn't gain in that encounter may show up in later encounters. It all averages out.
Tougher combatant doesn't necessarily correlate to better loot.
A tiger is more dangerous than a merchant, but has worse loot.
On the other hand, you can brag about it: make a reputation for yourself as a slayer of things that go bump in the night.