Accepted taxon: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Accepted taxon: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
| Taxon: |
Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
MONOTREMATA | Ornithorhynchidae | Ornithorhynchus |
| 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 Ornithorhynchus anatinus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 11, CP (Crude Protein) 30, EE (Ether Extract) 17.
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 Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
25.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
25.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
LARVAE |
16.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Trichoptera |
LARVAE |
16.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ephemeroptera |
LARVAE |
8.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
Damuth, J… |
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 Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
93 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| neck length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
44 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
475 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ornithorhyncus anatinus |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ornithorynchus anatinus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus |
Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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