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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rhabdomys pumilio

Accepted taxon: Rhabdomys pumilio


Accepted taxon: Rhabdomys pumilio
Taxon: Rhabdomys pumilio
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae | Rhabdomys
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 Rhabdomys pumilio diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 57, CP (Crude Protein) 19, 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 Rhabdomys pumilio.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae SEED 23.81 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 17.38 Damuth, J…
Angiospermae SHOOT 13.33 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 12.50 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 12.26 Damuth, J…
Acacia SEED 10.00 Damuth, J…
Gastropoda WHOLE 5.36 Nowak,R. …
Insecta WHOLE 3.57 Nowak,R. …
Vertebrata EGGS 1.79 Nowak,R. …

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 Rhabdomys pumilio.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore BergstrÃ…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Rhabdomys pumilio.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana g 6 6 - - - 29.3 - 3 BergstrÃ…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 22 - 100 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana mm 6 6 - - - 90 - 8 BergstrÃ…
Hind Foot Length (HFL) Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana mm 6 6 - - - 23 - 2 BergstrÃ…
Tail Length (TL) Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana mm 6 6 - - - 104.7 - 5 BergstrÃ…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Rhabdomys pumilio.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
OPD (l) n/a 3 3 - - - 105 - - Evans, Al…
OPD (u) n/a 3 3 - - - 127 - - Evans, Al…
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 1 - - McNab, B.…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Rhabdomys pumilio.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Rhabdomys pumilio 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
Rhabdomys pumilio 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
Rhabdomys pumilio Bergström,A., , Small mammal diversity in Kalahari, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhabdomys pumilio Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhabdomys pumilio Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhabdomys pumilio McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhabdomys pumilio 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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