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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