Accepted taxon: Suncus murinus
Accepted taxon: Suncus murinus
| Taxon: |
Suncus murinus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
SORICOMORPHA | Soricidae | Crocidurinae | Suncus |
| 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 Suncus murinus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 35, CP (Crude Protein) 35, EE (Ether Extract) 18.
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 Suncus murinus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
33.57 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Blattidae |
WHOLE |
25.00 |
Harrison,… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
10.00 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
7.50 |
Smith,A. … |
| Gryllidae |
WHOLE |
7.14 |
Smith,A. … |
| Blattaria |
WHOLE |
5.95 |
Smith,A. … |
| Diptera |
WHOLE |
4.76 |
Smith,A. … |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
2.50 |
Smith,A. … |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
2.38 |
Smith,A. … |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
1.19 |
Smith,A. … |
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 Suncus murinus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Temporal habits |
nocturnal |
nocturnal |
Nowak, R.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Suncus murinus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
28 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
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 Suncus murinus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Suncus murinus |
Harrison,JL, 1954, The natural food of some rats and other mammals, Bulletin of the Raffles Museum |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Suncus murinus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Suncus murinus |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Suncus murinus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Suncus murinus |
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 |
| Suncus murinus |
DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Suncus murinus |
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 |
| Suncus murinus |
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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Suncus murinus
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