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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Sciurus ignitus

Accepted taxon: Sciurus ignitus


Accepted taxon: Sciurus ignitus
Taxon: Sciurus ignitus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Sciurinae | Sciurini | Sciurus | Guerlinguetus
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 ignitus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 57, CP (Crude Protein) 17, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 ignitus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SEED 36.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 20.83 Damuth, J…
Cocos nucifera SEED 16.67 Merrick,M…
Fungi SHOOT 12.50 Damuth, J…
Zea mays SEED 8.33 Merrick,M…
Insecta WHOLE 5.00 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 ignitus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-omnivore Frugivore-omnivore Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal,Scansonal Christoph…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Sciurus ignitus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 225 232.5 240 - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 190 - 240 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Sciurus ignitus.
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 Sciurus ignitus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Sciurus ignitus Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurus ignitus Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Guerlinguetus ignitus Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 2: Genus, Species = Master Subgenus, species Verified - Accepted
Sciurus ignitus 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 ignitus Merrick,Melissa J., 2014, Sciurus ignitus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), Mammalian Species 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurus ignitus 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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