Accepted taxon: Diplomesodon pulchellum
Accepted taxon: Diplomesodon pulchellum
| Taxon: |
Diplomesodon pulchellum |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
SORICOMORPHA | Soricidae | Crocidurinae | Diplomesodon |
| 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 Diplomesodon pulchellum diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 5, CP (Crude Protein) 72, EE (Ether Extract) 16.
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 Diplomesodon pulchellum.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
66.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
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 Diplomesodon pulchellum.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Semifossorial
|
Semifossorial, Terrestrial
|
– Jerry O. Wolff, R. D. Guthrie, 1985, 'Why Are Aquatic Small Mammals So Large?', Oikos, vol. 45, no. 3, p. 365, V. G. Heptner, 1939, 'The Turkestan Desert Shrew, Its Biology and Adaptive Peculiarities', Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 20, no. 2, p. 139
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Diplomesodon pulchellum.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Diplomesodon pulchellum.
| 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 Diplomesodon pulchellum.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Diplomesodon pulchellum |
Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Diplomesodon pulchellum |
Heptner,VG, 1939, The Turkestan desert shrew, its biology and adaptive peculiarities, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Diplomesodon pulchellum |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Diplomesodon pulchellum |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Diplomesodon pulchellum |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Diplomesodon pulchellum
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