Accepted taxon: Potamogale velox
Accepted taxon: Potamogale velox
| Taxon: |
Potamogale velox |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
AFROSORICIDA | TENRECOMORPHA | Tenrecidae | Potamogalinae | Potamogale |
| 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 Potamogale velox diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 24, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 10, CP (Crude Protein) 57, 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 Potamogale velox.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Brachyura |
WHOLE |
30.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
28.89 |
Damuth, J… |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
21.11 |
Damuth, J… |
| Mollusca |
WHOLE |
14.44 |
Damuth, J… |
| Amphibia |
WHOLE |
5.56 |
Nowak,R. … |
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 Potamogale velox.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Potamogale velox.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
64 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Potamogale velox.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Potamogale velox |
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 |
| Potamogale velox |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potamogale velox |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potamogale velox |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potamogale velox |
Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potamogale velox |
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 |
| Potamogale velox |
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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