Accepted taxon: Gracilinanus microtarsus
Accepted taxon: Gracilinanus microtarsus
Taxon: |
Gracilinanus microtarsus |
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 microtarsus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 8, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 26, CP (Crude Protein) 45, 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 Gracilinanus microtarsus.
TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
Insecta |
WHOLE |
24.00 |
Damuth, J… |
Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
15.00 |
Damuth, J… |
Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Damuth, J… |
Vertebrata |
EGGS |
5.00 |
Damuth, J… |
Isoptera |
WHOLE |
3.83 |
Pires, Ma… |
Formicidae |
WHOLE |
3.67 |
Pires, Ma… |
Hymenoptera |
WHOLE |
3.50 |
Pires, Ma… |
Curculionidae |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Pires, Ma… |
Meloidae |
WHOLE |
3.17 |
Pires, Ma… |
Scarabaeidae |
WHOLE |
3.00 |
Pires, Ma… |
Alleculidae |
WHOLE |
2.83 |
Pires, Ma… |
Tenebrionidae |
WHOLE |
2.67 |
Pires, Ma… |
Chrysomelidae |
WHOLE |
2.50 |
Pires, Ma… |
Elateridae |
WHOLE |
2.33 |
Pires, Ma… |
Hemiptera |
WHOLE |
2.17 |
Pires, Ma… |
Blattaria |
WHOLE |
2.00 |
Pires, Ma… |
Gryllidae |
WHOLE |
1.83 |
Pires, Ma… |
Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
1.67 |
Pires, Ma… |
Lepidoptera |
WHOLE |
1.50 |
Pires, Ma… |
Diptera |
WHOLE |
1.33 |
Pires, Ma… |
Psocoptera |
WHOLE |
1.17 |
Pires, Ma… |
Ephemeroptera |
WHOLE |
1.00 |
Pires, Ma… |
Araneae |
WHOLE |
0.83 |
Pires, Ma… |
Gastropoda |
WHOLE |
0.67 |
Pires, Ma… |
Solanum |
FRUIT |
0.50 |
Pires, Ma… |
Passiflora |
FRUIT |
0.33 |
Pires, Ma… |
Miconia |
FRUIT |
0.17 |
Pires, Ma… |
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 Gracilinanus microtarsus.
Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
- Checked, Unlinked - |
9 localities in Brazil |
n/a |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
|
|
|
- |
Pires, M.… |
Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
6 |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
28.1 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
26 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
32 |
52 |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
- |
40 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Body Mass - Female (BM-F) |
9 localities in Brazil |
g |
5 |
- |
5 |
- |
12 |
19.2 |
37 |
- |
Pires, M.… |
Body Mass - Male (BM-M) |
9 localities in Brazil |
g |
20 |
- |
- |
20 |
17 |
27.4 |
52 |
- |
Pires, M.… |
Ear Length - Female (EL-F) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
5 |
- |
5 |
- |
18 |
22.4 |
20 |
- |
Pires, M.… |
Ear Length - Male (EL-M) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
20 |
- |
- |
20 |
19 |
20.6 |
23 |
- |
Pires, M.… |
Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
6 |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
107.8 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
99 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Head-Body Length - Female (HBL-F) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
5 |
- |
5 |
- |
81 |
95.2 |
116 |
- |
Pires, M.… |
Head-Body Length - Male (HBL-M) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
20 |
- |
- |
20 |
86 |
104 |
129 |
- |
Pires, M.… |
Hind Foot Length - Female (HFL-F) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
5 |
- |
5 |
- |
15 |
15.8 |
17 |
- |
Pires, M.… |
Hind Foot Length - Male (HFL-M) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
20 |
- |
- |
20 |
15 |
17.95 |
20 |
- |
Pires, M.… |
Tail Length - Female (TL-F) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
5 |
- |
5 |
- |
131 |
140.2 |
155 |
- |
Pires, M.… |
Tail Length - Male (TL-M) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
20 |
- |
- |
20 |
139 |
154.2 |
167 |
- |
Pires, M.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Gracilinanus microtarsus.
Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
alisphenoid bulla breadth females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
9 |
9 |
10 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
alisphenoid bulla breadth males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
11 |
- |
- |
11 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
and palatal length females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
13 |
14 |
15 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
and palatal length males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
13 |
15 |
16 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
breadth of braincase females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
11 |
12 |
12 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
breadth of braincase males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
Density of a population |
cerrado remnant in southeastern Brazil |
individuals/ha |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
11 |
23 |
4 |
Pires, Ma… |
greatest length of skull males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
28 |
30 |
33 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
Home-range size (females) |
|
ha |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
Pires, Ma… |
Home-range size (males) |
|
ha |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
0 |
Pires, Ma… |
least pterygoid breadth females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
3 |
3 |
3 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
least pterygoid breadth males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
length of molar toothrow females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
5 |
6 |
6 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
length of molar toothrow males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
Longevity |
|
year |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
2 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
nasal length females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
11 |
12 |
14 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
nasal length males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
petrosal breadth females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
8 |
9 |
9 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
petrosal breadth males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
rostral length females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
10 |
11 |
11 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
rostral length males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
10 |
12 |
13 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
rostral width females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
4 |
4 |
5 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
rostral width males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
width of least interorbital constriction females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
5 |
5 |
5 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
width of least interorbital constriction males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
zygomatic breadth females (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
4 |
- |
4 |
- |
14 |
16 |
16 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
zygomatic breadth males (mm) |
9 localities in Brazil |
mm |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
- |
Pires, Ma… |
BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Gracilinanus microtarsus.
Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
Marmosa microtarsus |
Geiser,F., 2003, Thermal biology and energetics of carnivorous marsupials, Predators with pouches: the biology of carnivorous marsupials |
52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species |
Verified - Accepted |
Gracilinanus microtarsus |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Gracilinanus microtarsus |
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 |
Gracilinanus microtarsus |
Pires, Mathias M., Eduardo G. Martins, Maria Nazareth F. Silva, and Sérgio F. dos Reis. “Gracilinanus Microtarsus (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae).†Mammalian Species 42 (January 25, 2010): 33–40. doi:10.1644/851.1. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Gracilinanus microtarsus |
Weisbecker, V., Beck, R.M., Guillerme, T., Harrington, A.R., Lange-Hodgson, L., Lee, M.S., Mardon, K. and Phillips, M.J., 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, 378(1880), p.20220085. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Gracilinanus microtarsus |
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 |
Marmosa microtarsus |
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. |
52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species |
Verified - Accepted |
Gracilinanus microtarsus |
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 |
Gracilinanus microtarsus |
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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