Accepted taxon: Xerus inauris
Accepted taxon: Xerus inauris
| Taxon: |
Xerus inauris |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Xerinae | Xerini | Xerus | Geosciurus |
| 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 Xerus inauris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 57, CP (Crude Protein) 17, EE (Ether Extract) 6.
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 Xerus inauris.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
21.43 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
16.07 |
Damuth, J… |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
12.50 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
10.71 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
10.71 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Fabaceae |
SEED |
8.93 |
Damuth, J… |
| Lilianae |
ROOT |
7.14 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Poaceae |
SEED |
5.36 |
Damuth, J… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
3.57 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
1.79 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
1.79 |
Damuth, J… |
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 Xerus inauris.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 |
Terrestrial |
Semifossorial,Terrestrial |
Joshua X.… |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Xerus inauris.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
286 |
- |
1,100 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Xerus inauris.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| humerus diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| neck length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
18 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Xerus inauris.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Xerus inauris |
Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Xerus inauris |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Xerus inauris |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Xerus inauris |
Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. “Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.†J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387–1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Xerus inauris |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Xerus inauris |
McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Xerus inauris |
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 |
| Xerus inauris |
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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