MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Saccostomus campestris

Accepted taxon: Saccostomus campestris
Taxon:	Saccostomus campestris
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Nesomyidae \| Cricetomyinae \| Saccostomus
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 Saccostomus campestris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 57, CP (Crude Protein) 20, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 Saccostomus campestris.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SEED	51.67	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	23.33	Damuth, J…
Poaceae	SEED	13.33	Grzimek,B…
Insecta	WHOLE	11.67	Damuth, J…

^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 Saccostomus campestris.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	BergstrÃƒ…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Saccostomus campestris.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana	g	4	4	-	-	-	48.8	-	11	BergstrÃƒ…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	15	-	100	-	Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana	mm	4	4	-	-	-	120.5	-	12	BergstrÃƒ…
Hind Foot Length (HFL)	Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana	mm	4	4	-	-	-	19	-	2	BergstrÃƒ…
Tail Length (TL)	Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana	mm	4	4	-	-	-	39	-	1	BergstrÃƒ…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Saccostomus campestris.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	16	16	-	-	-	48	-	-	Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	6	6	-	-	-	47	-	-	Genoud, M…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Saccostomus campestris.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Saccostomus campestris	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
Saccostomus campestri	BergstrÃƒÂ¶m,A., , Small mammal diversity in Kalahari,	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Saccostomus campestris	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Saccostomus campestris	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
Saccostomus campestris	Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Saccostomus campestris	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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