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Accepted taxon: Megasorex gigas


Accepted taxon: Megasorex gigas
Taxon: Megasorex gigas
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: SORICOMORPHA | Soricidae | Soricinae | Notiosoricini | Megasorex
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 Megasorex gigas diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 15, CP (Crude Protein) 53, 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 Megasorex gigas.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 66.67 Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda 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 Megasorex gigas.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Megasorex gigas.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 1 1 - - - 18.9 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 11 - - Meiri, S.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 9.5 - 20 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 84 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 1 1 - - - 5.53 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Megasorex gigas.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 23 - - Engelman,…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Megasorex gigas.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Megasorex gigas Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Megasorex gigas Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Megasorex gigas 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
Megasorex gigas Meiri, S., Raia, P. and Phillimore, A.B., 2011. Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands. Journal of Biogeography, 38(1), pp.89-100. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Megasorex gigas 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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