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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rhizomys sumatrensis

Accepted taxon: Rhizomys sumatrensis


Accepted taxon: Rhizomys sumatrensis
Taxon: Rhizomys sumatrensis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Spalacidae | Rhizomyinae | Rhizomys
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 Rhizomys sumatrensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 21, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 57, CP (Crude Protein) 9, 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 Rhizomys sumatrensis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Bambusa STEM 33.33 Damuth, J…
Phyllostachys ROOT 16.67 Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida ROOT 11.11 Smith,A. …
Bambusa ROOT 11.11 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida STEM 8.89 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 6.67 Grzimek,B…
Lilianae SHOOT 5.56 Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 4.44 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SEED 2.22 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 Rhizomys sumatrensis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
No trait values available.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Rhizomys sumatrensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 3,075 - - Meiri, S.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 2,000 - 4,000 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Rhizomys sumatrensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 20 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 8 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 21 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 6 - - Nelson, A…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Rhizomys sumatrensis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Rhizomys sumatrensis Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhizomys sumatrensis Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhizomys sumatrensis Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhizomys sumatrensis 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
Rhizomys sumatrensis Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhizomys sumatrensis 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
Rhizomys sumatrensis Beaudrot, L., Acevedo, M.A., Gorczynski, D. and Harris, N.C., 2024. Geographic differences in body size distributions underlie food web connectance of tropical forest mammals. Scientific Reports, 14(1), pp.1-10. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhizomys sumatrensis Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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