MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Micoureus demerarae

Accepted taxon: Micoureus demerarae
Taxon:	Micoureus demerarae
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	DIDELPHIMORPHIA \| Didelphidae \| Didelphinae \| Micoureus
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 Micoureus demerarae diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 31, CP (Crude Protein) 41, EE (Ether Extract) 14. 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 Micoureus demerarae.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	68.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	17.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliophyta	FRUIT	6.67	Leite,YLR…
Animalia	WHOLE	6.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	NECTAR/JUICE	2.00	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 Micoureus demerarae.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore-Omnivore	Insectivore-Omnivore	– John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, 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	– Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Micoureus demerarae.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	53	-	230	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	90	120	150	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Micoureus demerarae.
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 Micoureus demerarae.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Marmosa cinerea	Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Micoureus demerarae	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Micoureus demerarae	Ojeda,R. A., 2001, Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure, Global Ecology and Biogeography	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Micoureus demerarae	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Micoureus demerarae	Hice,C. L., 2011, The non-volant mammals of the EstaciÃƒÂ³n BiolÃƒÂ³gica Allpahuayo: Assessment of the natural history and community ecology of a proposed reserve,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Micoureus demerarae	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
Micoureus demerarae	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
Marmosa cinerea	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Micoureus demerarae	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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