Accepted taxon: Pygeretmus platyurus
Accepted taxon: Pygeretmus platyurus
| Taxon: |
Pygeretmus platyurus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Dipodoidea | Dipodidae | Allactaginae | Pygeretmus | Pygeretmus |
| 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 Pygeretmus platyurus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 43, CP (Crude Protein) 28, 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 Pygeretmus platyurus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
40.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Lilianae |
ROOT |
30.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Araneae |
WHOLE |
20.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
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 Pygeretmus platyurus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
19 |
- |
69 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Pygeretmus platyurus.
| 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 Pygeretmus platyurus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Pygeretmus platyurus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pygeretmus platyurus |
Harris,J. H., 1987, Variation in the caudal fat deposit of Microdipodops megacephalus, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pygeretmus platiurus |
Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pygeretmus platyurus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pygeretmus platyurus |
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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Pygeretmus platyurus
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