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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Petaurus norfolcensis

Accepted taxon: Petaurus norfolcensis


Accepted taxon: Petaurus norfolcensis
Taxon: Petaurus norfolcensis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: DIPROTODONTIA | PHALANGERIFORMES | Petauroidea | Petauridae | Petaurus
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 Petaurus norfolcensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 58, CP (Crude Protein) 24, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 Petaurus norfolcensis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Acacia EXUDATES 26.94 Damuth, J…
Eucalyptus fruticetorum EXUDATES 20.56 Damuth, J…
Coleoptera WHOLE 11.11 Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda WHOLE 10.00 Damuth, J…
Lepidoptera LARVAE 9.72 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 8.33 Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda EXUDATES 5.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida NECTAR/JUICE 4.17 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida POLLEN 2.78 Grzimek,B…
Acacia pycnantha SEED 1.39 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 Petaurus norfolcensis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christoph…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Petaurus norfolcensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 190 - 405 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Petaurus norfolcensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 11 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 10 - - Nelson, A…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Petaurus norfolcensis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Petaurus norfolcensis Jackson,S. M., 2002, Glide angle in the genus Petaurus and a review of gliding in mammals, Mammal Review 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Petaurus norfolcensis Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Petaurus norfolcensis 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
Petaurus norfolcensis Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Petaurus norfolcensis Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Petaurus norfolcensis 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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