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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Myospalax aspalax

Accepted taxon: Myospalax aspalax


Accepted taxon: Myospalax aspalax
Taxon: Myospalax aspalax
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Spalacidae | Myospalacinae | Myospalax
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 Myospalax aspalax diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 67, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Myospalax aspalax.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida ROOT 100.00 Smith,A. …

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 Myospalax aspalax.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Myospalax aspalax.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 324 - - Meiri, S.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 295 - 314 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Myospalax aspalax.
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 Myospalax aspalax.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Myospalax aspalax Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Myospalax aspalax 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
Myospalax aspalax 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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