MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Hylomyscus

Accepted taxon: Hylomyscus
Taxon:	Hylomyscus
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.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Hylomyscus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 54, CP (Crude Protein) 18, EE (Ether Extract) 5. 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 Hylomyscus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	50.00	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	33.33	Nowak,R. …
Animalia	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 Hylomyscus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	– Tuyishime,Y., 2011 SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN NYUNGWE FOREST AND ITS SURROUNDING TEA PLANTATION
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	– C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620, Tuyishime,Y., 2011 SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN NYUNGWE FOREST AND ITS SURROUNDING TEA PLANTATION
Hypsodonty	1 = brachydont	1 = brachydont	– Schap, J., McGuire, J., Lawing, A., Manthi, F., Short, R. 2024. Ecometric models of small mammal hypsodonty can estimate paleoprecipitation across eastern Africa. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. None(None), pp.112181. Available at: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112181.
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Granivore	Frugivore-Granivore	– C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	– C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Hylomyscus.
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 Hylomyscus.
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 Hylomyscus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Hylomyscus sp.	Clark,CJ, 2001, The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1, Biotropica	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Hylomyscus	Tuyishime,Y., 2011, , FACULTY OF SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY OPTION: ZOOLOGY AND CONSERVATION	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Hylomyscus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Hylomyscus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Hylomyscus	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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