Accepted taxon: Lasiorhinus krefftii
Accepted taxon: Lasiorhinus krefftii
| Taxon: |
Lasiorhinus krefftii |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
DIPROTODONTIA | VOMBATIFORMES | Vombatidae | Lasiorhinus |
| 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 Lasiorhinus krefftii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 28, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 2.
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 Lasiorhinus krefftii.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
50.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Cyperaceae |
LEAF |
33.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
16.67 |
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 Lasiorhinus krefftii.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Herbivore-Grazer
|
Herbivore-Grazer
|
– C. N. Johnson, G. J. Prideaux, 2004, 'Extinctions of herbivorous mammals in the late Pleistocene of Australia in relation to their feeding ecology: No evidence for environmental change as cause of extinction', Austral Ecology, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 553-557
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Herbivore
|
Herbivore
|
– C. N. Johnson, G. J. Prideaux, 2004, 'Extinctions of herbivorous mammals in the late Pleistocene of Australia in relation to their feeding ecology: No evidence for environmental change as cause of extinction', Austral Ecology, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 553-557
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Lasiorhinus krefftii.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
31,450 |
- |
- |
Lundgren,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25,000 |
- |
40,000 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Lasiorhinus krefftii.
| 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 Lasiorhinus krefftii.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Lasiorhinus krefftii |
Johnson,CN, 2004, Extinctions of herbivorous mammals in the late Pleistocene of Australia in relation to their feeding ecology: No evidence for environmental change as cause of extinction, Austral Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Lasiorhinus krefftii |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Lasiorhinus krefftii |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Lasiorhinus krefftii |
Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Lasiorhinus krefftii |
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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