Accepted taxon: Philander opossum
Accepted taxon: Philander opossum
Taxon: |
Philander opossum |
Rank: |
Species |
Higher Classification: |
DIDELPHIMORPHIA | Didelphidae | Didelphinae | Philander |
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 Philander opossum diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 30, CP (Crude Protein) 44, 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 Philander opossum.
TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
Insecta |
WHOLE |
29.51 |
Damuth, J… |
Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
20.23 |
Damuth, J… |
Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
17.76 |
Damuth, J… |
Aves |
EGGS |
8.57 |
Hume,ID, … |
Vertebrata |
CARRION |
6.03 |
Grzimek,B… |
Zea mays |
SEED |
3.45 |
Grzimek,B… |
Arecaceae |
FRUIT |
3.14 |
Grzimek,B… |
Magnoliopsida |
NECTAR/JUICE |
2.83 |
Grzimek,B… |
Anura |
WHOLE |
2.51 |
Grzimek,B… |
Aves |
WHOLE |
2.20 |
Grzimek,B… |
Rodentia |
WHOLE |
1.88 |
Grzimek,B… |
Gastropoda |
WHOLE |
1.26 |
Grzimek,B… |
Crustacea |
WHOLE |
0.63 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Philander opossum.
Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
280 |
490 |
700 |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
150 |
- |
1,400 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Philander opossum.
Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
femur circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
femur diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
humerus circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
neck length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
29 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
338 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
187 |
- |
- |
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 Philander opossum.
Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
Philander opossum |
Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Metachirops opossum |
Geiser,F., 2003, Thermal biology and energetics of carnivorous marsupials, Predators with pouches: the biology of carnivorous marsupials |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
Philander opossum |
Gordon,C. L., 2003, A first look at estimating body size in dentally conservative marsupials, Journal of Mammalian Evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Philander opossum |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Philander opossum |
Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Philander opossum |
MedellÃÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Philander opossum |
Hice,C. L., 2011, The non-volant mammals of the Estación Biológica Allpahuayo: Assessment of the natural history and community ecology of a proposed reserve, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Philander opossum |
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 |
Philander opossum |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
Philander opossum |
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 |
Philander opossum |
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 |
Philander opossum |
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 |
Philander opossum |
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 |
Philander opossum |
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 |
Philander opossum |
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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