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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Myrmecobius

Accepted taxon: Myrmecobius


Accepted taxon: Myrmecobius
Taxon: Myrmecobius
Rank: Genus
Higher Classification: DASYUROMORPHIA | Myrmecobiidae
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 Myrmecobius diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 29, CP (Crude Protein) 39, EE (Ether Extract) 23. 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 Myrmecobius.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Termitidae WHOLE 50.00 Nowak,R. …
Formicidae WHOLE 33.33 Nowak,R. …
Arthropoda WHOLE 16.67 Nowak,R. …

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 Myrmecobius.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Myrmecophage Myrmecophage Anthony K…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Anthony K…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial Anthony K…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Myrmecobius.
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 Myrmecobius.
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 Myrmecobius.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Myrmecobius Lee,A. K., 1985, Evolutionary ecology of marsupials, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Myrmecobius Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Myrmecobius Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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