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Accepted taxon: Myoictis melas


Accepted taxon: Myoictis melas
Taxon: Myoictis melas
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: DASYUROMORPHIA | Dasyuridae | Dasyurinae | Dasyurini | Myoictis
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 Myoictis melas diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 34, CP (Crude Protein) 32, 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 Myoictis melas.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 40.00 Grzimek,B…
Formicidae WHOLE 30.00 Grzimek,B…
Termitidae WHOLE 20.00 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 10.00 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 Myoictis melas.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Myoictis melas.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 1 1 - - - 100 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 131 - 255 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 162 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 1 1 - - - 9.2 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Myoictis melas.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 2 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 46 - - Engelman,…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Myoictis melas.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Myoictis melas Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Myoictis melas Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Myoictis melas 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
Myoictis melas 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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