Accepted taxon: Sminthopsis virginiae
Accepted taxon: Sminthopsis virginiae
| Taxon: |
Sminthopsis virginiae |
| 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 virginiae diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 11, CP (Crude Protein) 60, 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 virginiae.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
66.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
Damuth, J… |
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 virginiae.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Insectivore
|
Insectivore
|
– Patricia A. Woolley, Michael Westerman, Carey Krajewski, 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, vol. 88, no. 6, pp. 1381-1392
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– Patricia A. Woolley, Michael Westerman, Carey Krajewski, 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, vol. 88, no. 6, pp. 1381-1392
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Sminthopsis virginiae.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
- |
80 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Sminthopsis virginiae.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Sminthopsis virginiae.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Sminthopsis virginiae |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Sminthopsis virginiae |
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 virginiae |
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 virginiae |
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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