Accepted taxon: Gracilinanus agilis
| Taxon: | Gracilinanus agilis |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | DIDELPHIMORPHIA | Didelphidae | Didelphinae | Gracilinanus |
| 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 Gracilinanus agilis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 25, CP (Crude Protein) 45, EE (Ether Extract) 16.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insecta | WHOLE | 41.67 | Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida | FRUIT | 21.67 | Damuth, J… |
| Animalia | WHOLE | 16.67 | Damuth, J… |
| Rodentia | WHOLE | 10.00 | Damuth, J… |
| Aves | WHOLE | 6.67 | Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata | EGGS | 3.33 | 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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Animalivore | Animalivore | – Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, Ricardo A. Ojeda, Pedro G. Blendinger, Roland Brandl, 2000, 'Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 115-123 |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 | Arboreal | Arboreal | – Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, Weisbecker, V., Beck, R., Guillerme, T., Harrington, A., Lange-Hodgson, L., Lee, M., Mardon, K., Phillips, M. 2023. Multiple modes of inference reveal less phylogenetic signal in marsupial basicranial shape compared with the rest of the cranium. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378(1880), pp.None. Available at: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0085. |
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Insectivore-Omnivore | Insectivore-Omnivore | – Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 17.63 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 45 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | Brazil | g | - | - | - | - | 13 | 26.5 | 40 | - | Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 22.34 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 16.5 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | Brazil | g | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | Paglia,A.… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 99.3 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 88.5 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 86.7 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) | nan | mm | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | 6.29 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| skull_length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| BMR,mlO2/h | nan | mlO2/h | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 31 | - | - | Genoud, M… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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