Accepted taxon: Elephantulus intufi
Accepted taxon: Elephantulus intufi
| Taxon: |
Elephantulus intufi |
| 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 intufi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 20, CP (Crude Protein) 50, EE (Ether Extract) 20.
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 intufi.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
58.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
25.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Termitidae |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Elephantulus intufi.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana |
g |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
45.6 |
- |
11 |
BergstrÃ… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
35 |
- |
74 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana |
mm |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
110 |
- |
16 |
BergstrÃ… |
| Hind Foot Length (HFL) |
Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana |
mm |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
34.8 |
- |
2 |
BergstrÃ… |
| Tail Length (TL) |
Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana |
mm |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
116 |
- |
7 |
BergstrÃ… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Elephantulus intufi.
| 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 |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
52 |
- |
- |
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 intufi.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Elephantulus intufi |
Tripp,HRH, 1972, Capture, laboratory care and breeding of elephant-shrews (Macroscelididae), Laboratory animals |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Elephantulus intufi |
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 intufi |
Bergström,A., , Small mammal diversity in Kalahari, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Elephantulus intufi |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Elephantulus intufi |
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 intufi |
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 intufi |
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 intufi |
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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