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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Sminthopsis crassicaudata

Accepted taxon: Sminthopsis crassicaudata


Accepted taxon: Sminthopsis crassicaudata
Taxon: Sminthopsis crassicaudata
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: DASYUROMORPHIA | Dasyuridae | Sminthopsinae | Sminthopsini | Sminthopsis
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 Sminthopsis crassicaudata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 11, CP (Crude Protein) 59, EE (Ether Extract) 16. 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 Sminthopsis crassicaudata.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Arthropoda WHOLE 45.83 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 26.67 Damuth, J…
Mammalia WHOLE 8.33 Stannard,…
Squamata WHOLE 7.50 Grzimek,B…
Muridae WHOLE 5.00 Grzimek,B…
Reptilia WHOLE 4.17 Stannard,…
Vertebrata WHOLE 2.50 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 Sminthopsis crassicaudata.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Carnivore Carnivore,Insectivore Douglas A…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Douglas A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Sminthopsis crassicaudata.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 10 - 20 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Sminthopsis crassicaudata.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 0 - - McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 8 8 - - - 22 - - Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 7 7 - - - 22 - - Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 6 6 - - - 19 - - Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 6 6 - - - 17 - - Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 4 4 - - - 16 - - Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 2 2 - - - 24 - - 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 Sminthopsis crassicaudata.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Harris,J. H., 1987, Variation in the caudal fat deposit of Microdipodops megacephalus, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Geiser,F., 2003, Thermal biology and energetics of carnivorous marsupials, Predators with pouches: the biology of carnivorous marsupials 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Fisher,DO, 1993, Body Size-Prey Relationships in Insectivorous Marsupials: Tests of Three Hypotheses, Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Woolley,P. A., 2007, Interspecific affinities within the genus Sminthopsis (Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae) based on morphology of the penis: congruence with other anatomical and molecular data, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sminthopsis crassicaudata 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
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sminthopsis crassicaudata Stannard,Hayley J., 2014, Dietary composition and nutritional outcomes in two marsupials, Sminthopsis macroura and S. crassicaudata, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sminthopsis crassicaudata 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
Sminthopsis crassicaudata 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
Sminthopsis crassicaudata 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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