MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Atelerix algirus

Accepted taxon: Atelerix algirus
Taxon:	Atelerix algirus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ERINACEOMORPHA \| Erinaceidae \| Erinaceinae \| Atelerix
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 Atelerix algirus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 19, CP (Crude Protein) 53, EE (Ether Extract) 13. 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 Atelerix algirus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Arthropoda	WHOLE	31.11	Damuth, J…
Vertebrata	WHOLE	15.00	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	12.78	Damuth, J…
Anura	WHOLE	9.72	Damuth, J…
Squamata	WHOLE	8.33	Damuth, J…
Serpentes	WHOLE	6.94	Damuth, J…
Fungi	SHOOT	6.39	Damuth, J…
Muridae	WHOLE	5.56	Damuth, J…
Vertebrata	EGGS	4.17	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 Atelerix algirus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Atelerix algirus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	9	9	-	-	-	527.29	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	412	-	1,259	-	Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	244.57	-	-	Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	9	9	-	-	-	12.67	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Atelerix algirus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	50	-	-	Engelman,…
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	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 Atelerix algirus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Atelerix algirus	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
Atelerix algirus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Atelerix algirus	Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Atelerix algirus	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
Atelerix algirus	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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