MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Xerus rutilus

Accepted taxon: Xerus rutilus
Taxon:	Xerus rutilus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| SCIUROMORPHA \| Sciuridae \| Xerinae \| Xerini \| Xerus \| Xerus
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 rutilus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, CP (Crude Protein) 18, EE (Ether Extract) 7. 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 rutilus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SEED	28.93	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	22.14	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	ROOT	12.50	Damuth, J…
Fabaceae	SEED	10.71	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda	WHOLE	6.79	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	5.36	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	3.57	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 rutilus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	Virginia …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Xerus rutilus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	225	-	420	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	8	8	-	-	-	405	-	-	Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	230.8	-	-	Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	8	8	-	-	-	13.03	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Xerus rutilus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	48	-	-	Engelman,…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Xerus rutilus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Xerus rutilus	Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Xerus rutilus	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 rutilus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Xerus rutilus	Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Xerus rutilus	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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