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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Elephantulus brachyrhynchus

Accepted taxon: Elephantulus brachyrhynchus


Accepted taxon: Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
Taxon: Elephantulus brachyrhynchus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: MACROSCELIDEA | Macroscelididae | Elephantulus
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 Elephantulus brachyrhynchus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 30, CP (Crude Protein) 40, EE (Ether Extract) 19. 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 Elephantulus brachyrhynchus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Formicidae WHOLE 47.62 Damuth, J…
Isoptera WHOLE 16.67 Damuth, J…
Termitidae WHOLE 11.90 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 9.52 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 7.14 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 4.76 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SEED 2.38 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 Elephantulus brachyrhynchus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Elephantulus brachyrhynchus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 30 - 60 - Freudenth…
Body Mass - Female (BM-F) Mankwe Wildlife Reserve g 35 - 35 - 33 43 63 - Yarnell, …

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Elephantulus brachyrhynchus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 1 - - McNab, B.…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 10 - - Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 4 4 - - - 44 - - Genoud, M…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Elephantulus brachyrhynchus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus 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
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Yarnell,RW, , AFROTHERIAN CONSERVATION, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus 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
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus 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
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus 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
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Elephantulus brachyrhynchus 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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