Accepted taxon: Tupaia minor
| Taxon: | Tupaia minor |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | SCANDENTIA | Tupaiidae | Tupaia |
| 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 Tupaia minor diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 8, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 38, CP (Crude Protein) 36, EE (Ether Extract) 14.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnoliopsida | FRUIT | 28.57 | Grzimek,B… |
| Gryllidae | WHOLE | 23.81 | Grzimek,B… |
| Araneae | WHOLE | 19.05 | Grzimek,B… |
| Coleoptera | WHOLE | 14.29 | Grzimek,B… |
| Lepidoptera | LARVAE | 9.52 | Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda | WHOLE | 4.76 | 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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Frugivore-omnivore | Frugivore-omnivore | – Jonathan M. Bunn, Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, Ingrid Daubechies, 2011, 'Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination', American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 247-261 |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Frugivore | Frugivore | – Jonathan M. Bunn, Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, Ingrid Daubechies, 2011, 'Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination', American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 247-261 |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 | Arboreal | Arboreal | – Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430, Eric J. Sargis, 2004, 'New views on tree shrews: The role of Tupaiids in primate supraordinal relationships', Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 56-66, Hideki ENDO, Tsutomu HIKIDA, Masaharu MOTOKAWA, Loke Ming CHOU, Katsuhiro FUKUTA, Brian J. STAFFORD, 2003, 'Morphological Adaptation of the Skull for Various Behaviors in the Tree Shrews', Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, vol. 65, no. 8, pp. 873-879 |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 67 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 56.5 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 54 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 52.8 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | 90 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 74 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 131 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 116.7 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 145.5 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 139.5 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 133.5 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) | nan | mm | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 8.31 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2dm1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | Boyer, Do… | |
| 3dm2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | Boyer, Do… | |
| m2_relief | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | Boyer, Do… | |
| sdm2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | Boyer, Do… | |
| Dirichlet normal energy (DNE) | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 207 | - | - | Bunn, Jon… | |
| orientation patch count rotated (OPCR) | n/a | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 56 | - | - | Bunn, Jon… | |
| relief index (RFI) | n/a | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | Bunn, Jon… | |
| shearing quotient (SQ) | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | Bunn, Jon… | |
| shearing ratio (SR) | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | Bunn, Jon… | |
| brainmass | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| skull_length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| femur diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| neck length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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