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Accepted taxon: Malacomys


Accepted taxon: Malacomys
Taxon: Malacomys
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 Malacomys diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 35, CP (Crude Protein) 36, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 Malacomys.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Animalia WHOLE 33.33 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida SEED 18.06 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 16.67 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 11.11 Nowak,R. …
Gastropoda WHOLE 6.94 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida ROOT 6.94 Nowak,R. …
Insecta WHOLE 5.56 Nowak,R. …
Brachyura WHOLE 1.39 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 Malacomys.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Semiaquatic Aquatic,Semiaquatic Alonso Ra…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Malacomys.
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 Malacomys.
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 Malacomys.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Malacomys Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Malacomys sp. Ramirez,A., 2008, Tropical stream conservation, Tropical stream ecology.London: Academic Press (Aquatic Ecology Series) 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Malacomys Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Malacomys Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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