Accepted taxon: Notoryctes typhlops
Accepted taxon: Notoryctes typhlops
| Taxon: |
Notoryctes typhlops |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
NOTORYCTEMORPHIA | Notoryctidae | Notoryctes |
| 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 Notoryctes typhlops diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 45, EE (Ether Extract) 23.
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 Notoryctes typhlops.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
LARVAE |
20.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
13.33 |
Hume,ID, … |
| Coleoptera |
LARVAE |
13.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
10.00 |
Hume,ID, … |
| Formicidae |
LARVAE |
10.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
6.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Lepidoptera |
LARVAE |
6.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Animalia |
LARVAE |
6.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
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 Notoryctes typhlops.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Carnivore
|
Carnivore
|
– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Notoryctes typhlops.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
35 |
- |
70 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Notoryctes typhlops.
| 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 Notoryctes typhlops.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Notoryctes typhlops |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Notoryctes typhlops |
Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Notoryctes typhlops |
Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Notoryctes typhlops |
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 |
| Notoryctes typhlops |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Notoryctes typhlops |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Notoryctes typhlops |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Notoryctes typhlops |
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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