Accepted taxon: Arvicanthis niloticus
Accepted taxon: Arvicanthis niloticus
| Taxon: |
Arvicanthis niloticus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae | Arvicanthis |
| 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 Arvicanthis niloticus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 15, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 55, CP (Crude Protein) 18, 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.
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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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Arvicanthis niloticus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Egypt |
g |
122 |
122 |
- |
- |
- |
139.8 |
- |
- |
Mohammad … |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
40 |
- |
240 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Arvicanthis niloticus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
88 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
106 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| femur circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Arvicanthis niloticus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Arvicanthis niloticus |
Gomes Rodrigues,H., 2009, Dental microwear patterns of extant and extinct Muridae (Rodentia, Mammalia): ecological implications, Naturwissenschaften |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicanthis niloticus |
Casanovas-Vilar,I., 2011, Late Miocene insular mice from the Tusco-Sardinian palaeobioprovince provide new insights on the palaeoecology of the< i> Oreopithecus</i> faunas, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicanthis niloticus |
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 |
| Arvicanthis niloticus |
Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.†Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicanthis niloticus |
Abu Baker,M., 2010, Patterns in the local assembly of Egyptian rodent faunas: Areography and species combinations, Mammalian Biology-Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicanthis niloticus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicanthis niloticus |
Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arvicanthis niloticus |
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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