MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Planigale gilesi

Accepted taxon: Planigale gilesi
Taxon:	Planigale gilesi
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	DASYUROMORPHIA \| Dasyuridae \| Sminthopsinae \| Planigalini \| Planigale
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 Planigale gilesi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 8, CP (Crude Protein) 64, 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 Planigale gilesi.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	45.00	Grzimek,B…
Arachnida	WHOLE	16.67	Hume,ID, …
Araneae	WHOLE	15.00	Grzimek,B…
Squamata	WHOLE	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata	WHOLE	8.33	Hume,ID, …
Mammalia	WHOLE	5.00	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 Planigale gilesi.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Carnivore	Carnivore	– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746, 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	– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746, 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 Planigale gilesi.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	5	-	16	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Planigale gilesi.
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	-	-	-	11	-	-	Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	5	5	-	-	-	12	-	-	Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	5	5	-	-	-	12	-	-	Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	1	1	-	-	-	13	-	-	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 Planigale gilesi.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Planigale gilesi	Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Planigale gilesi	Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Planigale gilesi	Geiser,F., 2003, Thermal biology and energetics of carnivorous marsupials, Predators with pouches: the biology of carnivorous marsupials	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Planigale gilesi	Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Planigale gilesi	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Planigale gilesi	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
Planigale gilesi	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
Planigale gilesi	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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