Accepted taxon: Glaucomys sabrinus
Accepted taxon: Glaucomys sabrinus
| Taxon: |
Glaucomys sabrinus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Sciurinae | Pteromyini | Glaucomys |
| 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 Glaucomys sabrinus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 47, CP (Crude Protein) 26, 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 Glaucomys sabrinus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
19.05 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
16.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Ascomycota |
SHOOT |
14.60 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
11.90 |
Damuth, J… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
9.52 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
7.50 |
Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
4.76 |
Damuth, J… |
| Albatrellaceae |
SHOOT |
3.05 |
III, Wes … |
| Magnoliopsida |
EXUDATES |
2.38 |
Damuth, J… |
| Gomphaceae |
SHOOT |
2.01 |
III, Wes … |
| Melanogastraceae |
SHOOT |
1.93 |
III, Wes … |
| Hysterangiaceae |
SHOOT |
1.55 |
III, Wes … |
| Rhizopogonaceae |
SHOOT |
1.51 |
III, Wes … |
| Plantae |
SHOOT |
1.26 |
III, Wes … |
| Elaphomycetaceae |
SHOOT |
0.91 |
III, Wes … |
| Sclerodermataceae |
SHOOT |
0.73 |
III, Wes … |
| Pteridophyta |
POLLEN |
0.34 |
III, Wes … |
| Agaricales |
SHOOT |
0.27 |
III, Wes … |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
0.07 |
III, Wes … |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Glaucomys sabrinus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
38 |
- |
212 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Glaucomys sabrinus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| humerus diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
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 Glaucomys sabrinus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
Jackson,S. M., 2002, Glide angle in the genus Petaurus and a review of gliding in mammals, Mammal Review |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
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 |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. “Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.†J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387–1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
III, Wes Colgan, Andrew B. Carey, and James M. Trappe. “A Reliable Method of Analyzing Dietaries of Mycophagous Small Mammals.†Northwestern Naturalist 78, no. 2 (1997): 65. doi:10.2307/3536848. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
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 |
| Glaucomys sabrinus |
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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