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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rhynchocyon cirnei

Accepted taxon: Rhynchocyon cirnei


Accepted taxon: Rhynchocyon cirnei
Taxon: Rhynchocyon cirnei
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: MACROSCELIDEA | Macroscelididae | Rhynchocyon
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 Rhynchocyon cirnei diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 17, CP (Crude Protein) 51, EE (Ether Extract) 21. 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 Rhynchocyon cirnei.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 27.38 Damuth, J…
Formicidae WHOLE 25.83 Damuth, J…
Termitidae WHOLE 10.00 Damuth, J…
Mammalia WHOLE 8.93 Grzimek,B…
Aves WHOLE 7.14 Grzimek,B…
Coleoptera WHOLE 6.67 Damuth, J…
Aves EGGS 5.36 Grzimek,B…
Mollusca WHOLE 3.57 Grzimek,B…
Oligochaeta WHOLE 3.33 Damuth, J…
Animalia WHOLE 1.79 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 Rhynchocyon cirnei.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Rhynchocyon cirnei.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 320 - 550 - Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 4 4 - - - 492.5 - - Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 281 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 4 4 - - - 15.08 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Rhynchocyon cirnei.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 6 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 62 - - Engelman,…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 14 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 10 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 24 - - 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 Rhynchocyon cirnei.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Rhynchocyon cirnei Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhynchocyon cirnei 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
Rhynchocyon cirnei Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhynchocyon cirnei 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
Rhynchocyon cirnei 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
Rhynchocyon cirnei 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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