Accepted taxon: Callosciurus erythraeus
Accepted taxon: Callosciurus erythraeus
| Taxon: |
Callosciurus erythraeus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Callosciurinae | Callosciurus |
| 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 Callosciurus erythraeus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 21, EE (Ether Extract) 11.
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 Callosciurus erythraeus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Aves |
EGGS |
16.19 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
13.56 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
12.99 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Elaeocarpus |
SHOOT |
9.52 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Malvaceae |
LEAF |
4.76 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
4.55 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
4.50 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FLOWER |
4.37 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Camellia japonica |
FLOWER |
4.08 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BARK |
3.43 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Myrica rubra |
FRUIT |
3.40 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Magnoliopsida |
STEM |
2.78 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Pinus thunbergii |
SEED |
2.72 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Tracheophyta |
SHOOT |
2.04 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Castanea |
SEED |
1.95 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Castanopsis |
SEED |
1.73 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Pinus koraiensis |
SEED |
1.52 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
1.36 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Quercus variabilis |
SEED |
1.30 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
0.95 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
EXUDATES |
0.83 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BUD |
0.79 |
Lurz,Pete… |
| Cicadidae |
WHOLE |
0.68 |
Lurz,Pete… |
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 Callosciurus erythraeus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 |
Arboreal |
Arboreal |
Christoph… |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Callosciurus erythraeus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
178 |
- |
460 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Callosciurus erythraeus.
| 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 Callosciurus erythraeus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Callosciurus erythraeus |
Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Callosciurus erythraeus |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Callosciurus erythraeus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Callosciurus erythraeus |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Callosciurus erythraeus |
Lurz,Peter W. W., 2013, Callosciurus erythraeus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), Mammalian Species |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Callosciurus erythraeus |
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 |
| Callosciurus erythraeus |
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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Callosciurus erythraeus
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