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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Hybomys

Accepted taxon: Hybomys


Accepted taxon: Hybomys
Taxon: Hybomys
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 Hybomys.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Termitidae WHOLE 33.33 Nowak,R. …
Coleoptera WHOLE 26.67 Nowak,R. …
Orthoptera WHOLE 20.00 Nowak,R. …
Gastropoda WHOLE 13.33 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 6.67 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 Hybomys.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Temporal habits arrhythmic arrhythmic Tuyishime,Y., 2011 SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN NYUNGWE FOREST AND ITS SURROUNDING TEA PLANTATION
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial James M. Ryan, G. Ken Creighton, Louise H. Emmons, 1993, 'Activity patterns of two species of Nesomys (Muridae: Nesomyinae) in a Madagascar rain forest', Journal of Tropical Ecology, vol. 9, no. 01, p. 101

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Hybomys.
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 Hybomys.
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 Hybomys.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Hybomys Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Hybomys Ryan,J. M., 1993, Activity patterns of two species of Nesomys (Muridae: Nesomyinae) in a Madagascar rain forest, Journal of Tropical Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Hybomys Tuyishime,Y., 2011, , FACULTY OF SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY OPTION: ZOOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Typomys Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, Synonym

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