Accepted taxon: Caluromys philander
Accepted taxon: Caluromys philander
| Taxon: |
Caluromys philander |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
DIDELPHIMORPHIA | Didelphidae | Caluromyinae | Caluromys | Caluromys |
| 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 Caluromys philander diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 57, CP (Crude Protein) 19, EE (Ether Extract) 9.
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 Caluromys philander.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
42.78 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
15.56 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
NECTAR/JUICE |
10.56 |
Damuth, J… |
| Cecropia |
FRUIT |
5.56 |
Leite,YLR… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
4.44 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
4.44 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliophyta |
FRUIT |
4.44 |
Leite,YLR… |
| Magnoliopsida |
EXUDATES |
3.33 |
Hume,ID, … |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Leite,YLR… |
| Papilionoidea |
WHOLE |
2.22 |
Leite,YLR… |
| Aves |
EGGS |
2.22 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
1.11 |
Grzimek,B… |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Caluromys philander.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
140 |
265 |
390 |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
115 |
- |
460 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Caluromys philander.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| femur diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
128 |
- |
- |
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 Caluromys philander.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Caluromys philander |
Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Caluromys philander |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Caluromys philander |
Gordon,C. L., 2003, A first look at estimating body size in dentally conservative marsupials, Journal of Mammalian Evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Caluromys philander |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Caluromys philander |
Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Caluromys philander |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Caluromys philander |
Leite,YLR, 1996, Diet and vertical space use of three sympatric opossums in a Brazilian Atlantic forest reserve, Journal of Tropical Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Caluromys philander |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Caluromys philander |
DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Caluromys philander |
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 |
| Caluromys philander |
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 |
| Caluromys philander |
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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