MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Scaptochirus

Accepted taxon: Scaptochirus
Taxon:	Scaptochirus
Rank:	Genus
Higher Classification:	SORICOMORPHA \| Talpidae \| Talpinae \| Talpini
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 Scaptochirus.
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 Scaptochirus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Fossorial	Fossorial	E Nevo, 1…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Scaptochirus.
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 Scaptochirus.
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 Scaptochirus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Scaptochirus	Nevo,E., 1979, Adaptive convergence and divergence of subterranean mammals, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Scaptochirus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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