MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Hyosciurus heinrichi

Accepted taxon: Hyosciurus heinrichi
Taxon:	Hyosciurus heinrichi
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| SCIUROMORPHA \| Sciuridae \| Callosciurinae \| Hyosciurus
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 Hyosciurus heinrichi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 57, 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 Hyosciurus heinrichi.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SEED	50.00	Musser,G.…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	40.00	Musser,G.…
Arthropoda	WHOLE	10.00	Musser,G.…

^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 Hyosciurus heinrichi.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	– Musser, G.G., Durden, L.A., Holden, M.E. and Light, J.E., 2010. Systematic review of endemic Sulawesi squirrels (Rodentia, Sciuridae), with descriptions of new species of associated sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura), and phylogenetic and zoogeographic assessments of sciurid lice. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 2010(339), pp.1-260., Virginia Hayssen, 2008, 'Patterns of Body and Tail Length and Body Mass in Sciuridae', Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 852-873
Temporal habits	diurnal	diurnal	– Musser, G.G., Durden, L.A., Holden, M.E. and Light, J.E., 2010. Systematic review of endemic Sulawesi squirrels (Rodentia, Sciuridae), with descriptions of new species of associated sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura), and phylogenetic and zoogeographic assessments of sciurid lice. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 2010(339), pp.1-260.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Hyosciurus heinrichi.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
- Checked, Unlinked -	Sulawesi	n/a	-	-	-	-				-	Musser, G…
- Checked, Unlinked -	Sulawesi	n/a	-	-	-	-				-	Musser, G…
- Checked, Unlinked -	Sulawesi	n/a	-	-	-	-				-	Musser, G…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	296	-	-	Meiri, S.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	228	-	370	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	35	35	-	-	-	304	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	Sulawesi	g	-	-	-	-	228	299	370	-	Musser, G…
Ear Length (EL)	Sulawesi	mm	-	-	-	-	21	23.5	26	-	Musser, G…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	Sulawesi	mm	-	-	-	-	195	217.5	240	-	Musser, G…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	35	35	-	-	-	215.3	-	-	Nelson, A…
Hind Foot Length (HFL)	Sulawesi	mm	-	-	-	-	51	56	61	-	Musser, G…
Tail Length (TL)	Sulawesi	mm	-	-	-	-	65	92.5	120	-	Musser, G…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Hyosciurus heinrichi.
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 Hyosciurus heinrichi.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Hyosciurus heinrichi	Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Hyosciurus heinrichi	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Hyosciurus heinrichi	Musser,G. G., 2010, Systematic review of endemic Sulawesi squirrels (Rodentia, Sciuridae), with descriptions of new species of associated sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura), and phylogenetic and zoogeographic assessments of sciurid lice, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Hyosciurus heinrichi	Meiri, S., Raia, P. and Phillimore, A.B., 2011. Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands. Journal of Biogeography, 38(1), pp.89-100.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Hyosciurus heinrichi	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
Hyosciurus heinrichi	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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