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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Salpingotus crassicauda

Accepted taxon: Salpingotus crassicauda


Accepted taxon: Salpingotus crassicauda
Taxon: Salpingotus crassicauda
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Dipodoidea | Dipodidae | Cardiocraniinae | Salpingotus | Anguistodontus
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 Salpingotus crassicauda diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 26, CP (Crude Protein) 44, EE (Ether Extract) 13. 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 Salpingotus crassicauda.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 50.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SEED 16.67 Smith,A. …
Arachnida WHOLE 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 16.67 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 2. List of Standard Traits for Salpingotus crassicauda.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Granivore Frugivore-Granivore Douglas A…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore Douglas A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Salpingotus crassicauda.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 12 - - Meiri, S.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 6 - 13 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Salpingotus crassicauda.
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 Salpingotus crassicauda.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Salpingotus crassicauda Harris,J. H., 1987, Variation in the caudal fat deposit of Microdipodops megacephalus, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Salpingotus crassicauda Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Salpingotus crassicauda Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Salpingotus crassicauda Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Salpingotus crassicauda 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
Salpingotus crassicauda 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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