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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Planigale maculata

Accepted taxon: Planigale maculata


Accepted taxon: Planigale maculata
Taxon: Planigale maculata
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 maculata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 12, CP (Crude Protein) 57, EE (Ether Extract) 19. 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 maculata.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 45.00 Damuth, J…
Araneae WHOLE 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata EGGS 15.00 Damuth, J…
Vertebrata CARRION 10.00 Damuth, J…
Mammalia WHOLE 8.33 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida EXUDATES 5.00 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 Planigale maculata.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Carnivore Carnivore EUAN G. R…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore EUAN G. R…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Planigale maculata.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 6 - 22 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Planigale maculata.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 8 8 - - - 13 - - Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 2 2 - - - 11 - - 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 maculata.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Planigale maculata Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Planigale maculata Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Planigale maculata 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 maculata Fisher,DO, 1993, Body Size-Prey Relationships in Insectivorous Marsupials: Tests of Three Hypotheses, Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Planigale maculata 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
Planigale maculata Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Planigale maculata 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 maculata 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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