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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Ratufa indica

Accepted taxon: Ratufa indica


Accepted taxon: Ratufa indica
Taxon: Ratufa indica
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Ratufinae | Ratufa
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 Ratufa indica diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 27, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 52, CP (Crude Protein) 9, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Ratufa indica.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 33.33 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BARK 26.67 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 20.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 13.33 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SEED 6.67 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 2. List of Standard Traits for Ratufa indica.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christoph…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ratufa indica.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 1,010 - 3,000 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ratufa indica.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 5 - - 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 Ratufa indica.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Ratufa indica Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ratufa indica Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ratufa indica Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ratufa indica 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
Ratufa indica 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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