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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Petaurista magnificus

Accepted taxon: Petaurista magnificus


Accepted taxon: Petaurista magnificus
Taxon: Petaurista magnificus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Sciurinae | Pteromyini | Petaurista
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 Petaurista magnificus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 18, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 58, CP (Crude Protein) 11, 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 Petaurista magnificus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 28.57 Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida BUD 23.81 Smith,A. …
Rhododendron FLOWER 19.05 Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida STEM 14.29 Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 9.52 Smith,A. …
Poaceae STEM 4.76 Smith,A. …

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 Petaurista magnificus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christoph…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Petaurista magnificus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 1,475 - 1,800 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Petaurista magnificus.
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 Petaurista magnificus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Petaurista magnificus Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Petaurista magnificus 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
Petaurista magnificus Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Petaurista magnificus Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Petaurista magnificus 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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