Accepted taxon: Monodelphis brevicaudata
Accepted taxon: Monodelphis brevicaudata
Taxon: |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
Rank: |
Species |
Higher Classification: |
DIDELPHIMORPHIA | Didelphidae | Didelphinae | Monodelphis |
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 Monodelphis brevicaudata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 15, CP (Crude Protein) 51, EE (Ether Extract) 21.
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 Monodelphis brevicaudata.
TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
Insecta |
WHOLE |
66.67 |
Damuth, J… |
Rodentia |
WHOLE |
13.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
Aves |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
Vertebrata |
EGGS |
6.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
3.33 |
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 4. List of other Measurements b. for Monodelphis brevicaudata.
Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
35 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
femur circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
humerus circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
- |
- |
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 Monodelphis brevicaudata.
Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
Geiser,F., 2003, Thermal biology and energetics of carnivorous marsupials, Predators with pouches: the biology of carnivorous marsupials |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
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 |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
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 |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
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 |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
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 |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
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 |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
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 |
Monodelphis brevicaudata |
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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