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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Sciurillus pusillus

Accepted taxon: Sciurillus pusillus


Accepted taxon: Sciurillus pusillus
Taxon: Sciurillus pusillus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Sciurillinae | Sciurillus
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 Sciurillus pusillus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 30, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 52, CP (Crude Protein) 8, 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 Sciurillus pusillus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida BARK 40.00 Damuth, J…
Coniferophyta EXUDATES 25.56 Jessen,Ro…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 13.33 Nowak,R. …
Plantae EXUDATES 11.11 Jessen,Ro…
Magnoliopsida SEED 10.00 Nowak,R. …

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 Sciurillus pusillus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Herbivore Frugivore-Herbivore Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christoph…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Sciurillus pusillus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - - 40 - - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 33 - 80 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Sciurillus pusillus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Sciurillus pusillus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Sciurillus pusillus Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurillus pusillus Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurillus pusillus Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurillus pusillus 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
Sciurillus pusillus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurillus pusillus Jessen,Rosa R., 2013, Sciurillus pusillus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), Mammalian Species 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurillus pusillus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurillus pusillus 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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