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Accepted taxon: Paraechinus hypomelas


Accepted taxon: Paraechinus hypomelas
Taxon: Paraechinus hypomelas
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ERINACEOMORPHA | Erinaceidae | Erinaceinae | Paraechinus
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 Paraechinus hypomelas diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 28, CP (Crude Protein) 46, 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 Paraechinus hypomelas.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 28.33 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata WHOLE 26.67 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 25.00 Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda WHOLE 13.33 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata EGGS 6.67 Grzimek,B…

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 Paraechinus hypomelas.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Paraechinus hypomelas.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 1 1 - - - 450 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 213 - 371 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm 1 1 - - - 217 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 1 1 - - - 11.74 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Paraechinus hypomelas.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 2 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 54 - - Engelman,…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Paraechinus hypomelas.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Paraechinus hypomelas Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Paraechinus hypomelas Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Paraechinus hypomelas 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
Paraechinus hypomelas 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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