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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Cryptotis meridensis

Accepted taxon: Cryptotis meridensis


Accepted taxon: Cryptotis meridensis
Taxon: Cryptotis meridensis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: SORICOMORPHA | Soricidae | Soricinae | Blarinini | Cryptotis
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 Cryptotis meridensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 4, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 14, CP (Crude Protein) 60, EE (Ether Extract) 10. 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 Cryptotis meridensis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Oligochaeta WHOLE 33.33 Grzimek,B…
Gastropoda WHOLE 26.67 Grzimek,B…
Araneae WHOLE 20.00 Grzimek,B…
Isopoda WHOLE 13.33 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 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 Cryptotis meridensis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cryptotis meridensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) central and southern Colombia g 48 48 - - 8.5 12.3 18 2 Woodman, …
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 8.5 - 18 - Freudenth…
Condylobasal Length (CBL) central and southern Colombia mm 45 45 - - 20.5 21.7 23.5 1 Woodman, …
Head-Body Length (HBL) central and southern Colombia mm 67 67 - - 70 88 102 5 Woodman, …
Tail Length (TL) central and southern Colombia mm 67 67 - - 25 33 41 3 Woodman, …

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cryptotis meridensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Articular condyle to m3 (AC3) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 5 6 7 0 Woodman, …
Breadth across M2s (M2B) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 6 7 7 0 Woodman, …
Breadth across U1s (U1B) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 3 3 3 0 Woodman, …
Breadth across U3s (U3B) central and southern Colombia mm 56 56 - - 3 3 4 0 Woodman, …
Breadth of articular condyle (BAC) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 3 4 4 0 Woodman, …
Breadth of braincase (BB) central and southern Colombia mm 47 47 - - 10 11 11 0 Woodman, …
Breadth of zygomatic plate (ZP) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 1 2 2 0 Woodman, …
Height of articular process (HAC) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 4 5 5 0 Woodman, …
Height of coronoid process (HCP) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 5 5 5 0 Woodman, …
Height of coronoid valley (HCV) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 3 3 4 0 Woodman, …
Interorbital breadth (JO) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 5 5 5 0 Woodman, …
Length of dentary (ML) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 6 7 8 0 Woodman, …
Length of first lower molar (Lml) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 2 2 2 0 Woodman, …
Length of lower molar toothrow (M13) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 4 5 5 0 Woodman, …
Length of lower toothrow (TRL) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 6 7 7 0 Woodman, …
Length of unicuspid toothrow (UTR) central and southern Colombia mm 58 58 - - 3 3 3 0 Woodman, …
Length of upper molariform toothrow (MTR) central and southern Colombia mm 59 59 - - 6 6 6 0 Woodman, …
Length of upper toothrow (TR) central and southern Colombia mm 59 59 - - 7 8 9 0 Woodman, …
Palatal length (PL) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 9 10 10 0 Woodman, …
Posterior width of upper first molar (WM1) central and southern Colombia mm 60 60 - - 2 2 2 0 Woodman, …

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Cryptotis meridensis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Cryptotis meridensis Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cryptotis meridensis Woodman, N., 2023. Two New Species of Small-Eared Shrews of the Genus Cryptotis Pomel, 1848, from the Colombian Andes (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae). Annals of Carnegie Museum, 88(3), pp.203-234. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cryptotis meridensis 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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