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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Sciurus aureogaster

Accepted taxon: Sciurus aureogaster


Accepted taxon: Sciurus aureogaster
Taxon: Sciurus aureogaster
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Sciurinae | Sciurini | Sciurus | Sciurus
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 Sciurus aureogaster diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 61, CP (Crude Protein) 17, EE (Ether Extract) 6. 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 Sciurus aureogaster.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 50.00 Damuth, J…
Fabaceae SEED 50.00 Damuth, J…

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 Sciurus aureogaster.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Granivore Frugivore-Granivore Rodrigo A…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore Rodrigo A…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christoph…
Temporal habits diurnal diurnal Rodrigo A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Sciurus aureogaster.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 200 - 690 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Sciurus aureogaster.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 4 - - 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 Sciurus aureogaster.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Sciurus aureogaster Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurus aureogaster Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurus aureogaster Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurus aureogaster 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
Sciurus aureogaster 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
Sciurus aureogaster 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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