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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Pseudochirops cupreus

Accepted taxon: Pseudochirops cupreus


Accepted taxon: Pseudochirops cupreus
Taxon: Pseudochirops cupreus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: DIPROTODONTIA | PHALANGERIFORMES | Petauroidea | Pseudocheiridae | Pseudochiropsinae | Pseudochirops
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 Pseudochirops cupreus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 22, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 58, CP (Crude Protein) 9, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Pseudochirops cupreus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 33.33 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 26.67 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 20.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BARK 13.33 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida EXUDATES 6.67 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 Pseudochirops cupreus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Granivore Frugivore-Granivore
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Pseudochirops cupreus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 1,021 - 2,250 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Pseudochirops cupreus.
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 Pseudochirops cupreus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Pseudocheirus cupreus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 50: Synonym Verified - Accepted
Pseudochirops cupreus Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pseudochirops cupreus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pseudochirops cupreus 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
Pseudochirops cupreus 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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