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.
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0
CF+ASH NFE CP+EE
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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