Accepted taxon: Cardiocranius paradoxus
Accepted taxon: Cardiocranius paradoxus
| Taxon: |
Cardiocranius paradoxus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Dipodoidea | Dipodidae | Cardiocraniinae | Cardiocranius |
| 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 Cardiocranius paradoxus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, 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 Cardiocranius paradoxus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
71.79 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
10.26 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Poaceae |
SEED |
10.26 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
7.69 |
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 Cardiocranius paradoxus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8.6 |
- |
19 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
Meiri, S.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cardiocranius paradoxus.
| 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 Cardiocranius paradoxus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Cardiocranius paradoxus |
Harris,J. H., 1987, Variation in the caudal fat deposit of Microdipodops megacephalus, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cardiocranius paradoxus |
Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cardiocranius paradoxus |
Ma, H., Ge, D., Shenbrot, G., Pisano, J., Yang, Q. and Zhang, Z., 2016. Hypsodonty of Dipodidae (Rodentia) in Correlation with Diet Preferences and Habitats. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, pp.1-10. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cardiocranius paradoxus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cardiocranius paradoxus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cardiocranius paradoxus |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cardiocranius paradoxus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cardiocranius paradoxus |
Meiri, S., Raia, P. and Phillimore, A.B., 2011. Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands. Journal of Biogeography, 38(1), pp.89-100. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cardiocranius paradoxus |
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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