Accepted taxon: Bettongia gaimardi
Accepted taxon: Bettongia gaimardi
| Taxon: |
Bettongia gaimardi |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
DIPROTODONTIA | MACROPODIFORMES | Potoroidae | Bettongia |
| 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 Bettongia gaimardi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, CP (Crude Protein) 18, EE (Ether Extract) 10.
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 Bettongia gaimardi.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Fungi |
ROOT |
50.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
33.33 |
Hume,ID, … |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
16.67 |
Hume,ID, … |
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 Bettongia gaimardi.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 |
Herbivore |
Herbivore |
Arman, S.… |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Bettongia gaimardi.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,200 |
- |
2,300 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Bettongia gaimardi.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Bettongia gaimardi.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Bettongia gaimardi |
Taylor,R. J., 1992, Seasonal changes in the diet of the Tasmanian bettong (Bettongia gaimardi), a mycophagous marsupial, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bettongia gaimardi |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bettongia gaimardi |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bettongia gaimardi |
Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bettongia gaimardi |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bettongia gaimardi |
Arman, S.D. and Prideaux, G.J., 2015. Dietary classification of extant kangaroos and their relatives (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea). Austral ecology, 40(8), pp.909-922. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bettongia gaimardi |
McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bettongia gaimardi |
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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