MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Pteromys volans

Accepted taxon: Pteromys volans
Taxon:	Pteromys volans
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| SCIUROMORPHA \| Sciuridae \| Sciurinae \| Pteromyini \| Pteromys
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 Pteromys volans diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 52, CP (Crude Protein) 19, 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 Pteromys volans.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SEED	33.88	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	14.65	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FLOWER	7.14	Grzimek,B…
Pinus	SEED	7.05	Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida	BUD	6.41	Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	5.77	Smith,A. …
Arthropoda	WHOLE	4.76	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	4.49	Smith,A. …
Aves	WHOLE	4.30	Grzimek,B…
Alnus	LEAF	3.85	Smith,A. …
Betula	FLOWER	3.21	Smith,A. …
Aves	EGGS	2.56	Smith,A. …
Fungi	SHOOT	1.28	Smith,A. …
Insecta	WHOLE	0.64	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 Pteromys volans.
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
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	–
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	–

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Pteromys volans.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	64	-	200	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Pteromys volans.
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 Pteromys volans.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Pteromys volans	Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pteromys volans	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
Pteromys volans	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pteromys volans	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pteromys volans	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pteromys volans	Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pteromys volans	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
Pteromys volans	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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