Accepted taxon: Cricetomys gambianus
Accepted taxon: Cricetomys gambianus
| Taxon: |
Cricetomys gambianus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Nesomyidae | Cricetomyinae | Cricetomys |
| 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 Cricetomys gambianus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, CP (Crude Protein) 20, 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 Cricetomys gambianus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
27.71 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
15.54 |
Damuth, J… |
| Fabaceae |
SEED |
14.29 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
11.13 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
9.65 |
Damuth, J… |
| Arecaceae |
FRUIT |
9.09 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Lilianae |
STEM |
7.14 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
2.73 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Gastropoda |
WHOLE |
1.82 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Brachyura |
WHOLE |
0.91 |
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 Cricetomys gambianus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
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 Cricetomys gambianus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
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 |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
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 |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
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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