Accepted taxon: Myrmecobius fasciatus
Accepted taxon: Myrmecobius fasciatus
| Taxon: |
Myrmecobius fasciatus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
DASYUROMORPHIA | Myrmecobiidae | Myrmecobius |
| 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 Myrmecobius fasciatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 4, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 35, CP (Crude Protein) 33, EE (Ether Extract) 25.
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 Myrmecobius fasciatus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Termitidae |
WHOLE |
66.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Myrmecobius fasciatus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
280 |
- |
700 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Myrmecobius fasciatus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| humerus diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
215 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
181 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
212 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
178 |
- |
- |
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 Myrmecobius fasciatus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
Geiser,F., 2003, Thermal biology and energetics of carnivorous marsupials, Predators with pouches: the biology of carnivorous marsupials |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
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 |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
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 |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
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 |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
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 |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
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 |
| Myrmecobius fasciatus |
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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