MammalBase - 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	– Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430, Stephen M. Jackson, 2000, 'Glide angle in the genus Petaurus and a review of gliding in mammals', Mammal Review, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 9-30, Virginia Hayssen, 2008, 'Patterns of Body and Tail Length and Body Mass in Sciuridae', Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 852-873

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
Petaurista magnificus	Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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