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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Melanomys caliginosus

Accepted taxon: Melanomys caliginosus


Accepted taxon: Melanomys caliginosus
Taxon: Melanomys caliginosus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Sigmodontinae | Melanomys
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Melanomys caliginosus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 18, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 44, CP (Crude Protein) 23, EE (Ether Extract) 6. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Melanomys caliginosus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 25.00 Damuth, J…
Cyperaceae LEAF 21.43 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 17.86 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 14.29 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 10.71 Damuth, J…
Crustacea WHOLE 7.14 Damuth, J…
Osteichthyes WHOLE 3.57 Damuth, J…

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Melanomys caliginosus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore JOSHUA X.…
Hypsodonty 1 = brachydont 1 = brachydont ALEXANDRE…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Melanomys caliginosus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 26 - 74 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Melanomys caliginosus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Melanomys caliginosus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Melanomys caliginosus PERCEQUILLO,A. R., 2011, A new genus and species of rodent from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini), with comments on oryzomyine biogeography, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Melanomys caliginosus SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Melanomys caliginosus Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Melanomys caliginosus Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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