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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Myosorex varius

Accepted taxon: Myosorex varius


Accepted taxon: Myosorex varius
Taxon: Myosorex varius
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: SORICOMORPHA | Soricidae | Myosoricinae | Myosorex
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 Myosorex varius diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 11, CP (Crude Protein) 55, EE (Ether Extract) 20. 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 Myosorex varius.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 37.50 Grzimek,B…
Aves WHOLE 20.24 Grzimek,B…
Gastropoda WHOLE 10.71 Grzimek,B…
Mammalia WHOLE 10.12 Grzimek,B…
Araneae WHOLE 8.93 Grzimek,B…
Chilopoda WHOLE 7.14 Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda WHOLE 5.36 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 Myosorex varius.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Myosorex varius.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 11 11 - - - 14.09 - - Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 84.7 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 11 11 - - - 4.9 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Myosorex varius.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 22 - - Engelman,…
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 0 - - McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 7 7 - - - 24 - - Genoud, M…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Myosorex varius.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Myosorex varius Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Myosorex varius Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Myosorex varius 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
Myosorex varius 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
Myosorex varius Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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