Accepted taxon: Sminthopsis macroura
Accepted taxon: Sminthopsis macroura
| Taxon: |
Sminthopsis macroura |
| 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 macroura diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 10, CP (Crude Protein) 59, 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 Sminthopsis macroura.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
75.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Stannard,… |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
Stannard,… |
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 Sminthopsis macroura.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
28 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Sminthopsis macroura.
| 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 |
- |
- |
- |
28 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
23 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
- |
- |
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 macroura.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Sminthopsis macroura |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Sminthopsis macroura |
Harris,J. H., 1987, Variation in the caudal fat deposit of Microdipodops megacephalus, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Sminthopsis macroura |
Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Sminthopsis macroura |
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 macroura |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Sminthopsis macroura |
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 |
| Sminthopsis macroura |
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 macroura |
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 macroura |
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 macroura |
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 |
| Sminthopsis macroura |
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 macroura |
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 macroura |
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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