Accepted taxon: Dasymys
| Taxon: |
Dasymys |
| Rank: |
Genus |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae |
| Reference: |
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005. |
Table 1. List of Diet Items for Dasymys.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| There are no Diet Items available. |
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 Dasymys.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Hypsodonty |
2 = mesodont |
2 = mesodont |
Schap, J.… |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dasymys.
| 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 Dasymys.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
94 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
156 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Dasymys.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Dasymys |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasymys sp. |
Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.†Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasymys |
Schap, J.A., McGuire, J.L., Lawing, A.M., Manthi, F.K. and Short, R.A., 2024. Ecometric models of small mammal hypsodonty can estimate paleoprecipitation across eastern Africa. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, p.112181. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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