Accepted taxon: Rhinosciurus laticaudatus
Accepted taxon: Rhinosciurus laticaudatus
| Taxon: |
Rhinosciurus laticaudatus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Callosciurinae | Rhinosciurus |
| 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 Rhinosciurus laticaudatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 28, CP (Crude Protein) 43, EE (Ether Extract) 20.
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 Rhinosciurus laticaudatus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Termitidae |
WHOLE |
26.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
20.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
13.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
6.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
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 Rhinosciurus laticaudatus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Insectivore
|
Insectivore
|
– JOSHUA X. SAMUELS, 2009, 'Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents', Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 156, no. 4, pp. 864-888
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– JOSHUA X. SAMUELS, 2009, 'Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents', Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 156, no. 4, pp. 864-888
|
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Terrestrial
|
Terrestrial
|
– 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 Rhinosciurus laticaudatus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Rhinosciurus laticaudatus.
| 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 Rhinosciurus laticaudatus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Rhinosciurus laticaudatus |
Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Rhinosciurus laticaudatus |
SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Rhinosciurus laticaudatus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Rhinosciurus laticaudatus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Rhinosciurus laticaudatus |
Beaudrot, L., Acevedo, M.A., Gorczynski, D. and Harris, N.C., 2024. Geographic differences in body size distributions underlie food web connectance of tropical forest mammals. Scientific Reports, 14(1), pp.1-10. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Rhinosciurus laticaudatus
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