Accepted taxon: Orthogeomys grandis
Accepted taxon: Orthogeomys grandis
| Taxon: |
Orthogeomys grandis |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | CASTORIMORPHA | Geomyidae | Orthogeomys | Orthogeomys |
| 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 Orthogeomys grandis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 68, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 5.
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 Orthogeomys grandis.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
80.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Musa |
ROOT |
13.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Saccharum officinarum |
ROOT |
6.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Orthogeomys grandis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
500 |
- |
950 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Orthogeomys grandis.
| 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 Orthogeomys grandis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Orthogeomys grandis |
SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Orthogeomys grandis |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Orthogeomys grandis |
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 |
| Orthogeomys grandis |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Orthogeomys grandis |
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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Orthogeomys grandis
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