Accepted taxon: Dasyurus hallucatus
Accepted taxon: Dasyurus hallucatus
| Taxon: |
Dasyurus hallucatus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
DASYUROMORPHIA | Dasyuridae | Dasyurinae | Dasyurini | Dasyurus |
| 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 Dasyurus hallucatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 13, CP (Crude Protein) 55, 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 Dasyurus hallucatus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
13.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Cremnomys elvira |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Zyzomys argurus |
WHOLE |
7.58 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Pseudantechinus bilarni |
WHOLE |
6.82 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
6.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
6.06 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
5.30 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
4.55 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
4.09 |
Damuth, J… |
| Termitidae |
WHOLE |
3.79 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
3.03 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
2.27 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ficus |
FRUIT |
1.52 |
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 2. List of Standard Traits for Dasyurus hallucatus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Carnivore
|
Carnivore
|
– EUAN G. RITCHIE, 2005, 'Predators with Pouches: the Biology of Carnivorous Marsupials', Austral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 239-240
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– EUAN G. RITCHIE, 2005, 'Predators with Pouches: the Biology of Carnivorous Marsupials', Austral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 239-240
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dasyurus hallucatus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
4 |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
537.5 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
250 |
- |
900 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
4 |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
272 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Dasyurus hallucatus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| humerus diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
250 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
298 |
- |
- |
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 Dasyurus hallucatus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Dasyurus hallucatus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasyurus hallucatus |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasyurus hallucatus |
Geiser,F., 2003, Thermal biology and energetics of carnivorous marsupials, Predators with pouches: the biology of carnivorous marsupials |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasyurus hallucatus |
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 |
| Dasyurus hallucatus |
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 |
| Dasyurus hallucatus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasyurus hallucatus |
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 |
| Dasyurus hallucatus |
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 |
| Dasyurus hallucatus |
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 |
| Dasyurus hallucatus |
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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