Accepted taxon: Scotinomys xerampelinus
Accepted taxon: Scotinomys xerampelinus
| Taxon: |
Scotinomys xerampelinus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Neotominae | Scotinomys |
| 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 Scotinomys xerampelinus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 28, CP (Crude Protein) 42, 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 Scotinomys xerampelinus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
19.09 |
Hooper,E.… |
| Diptera |
WHOLE |
11.92 |
Hooper,E.… |
| Hemiptera |
WHOLE |
11.52 |
Hooper,E.… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
10.71 |
Hooper,E.… |
| Spermatophytina |
SHOOT |
10.51 |
Hooper,E.… |
| Hymenoptera |
WHOLE |
9.90 |
Hooper,E.… |
| Sternorrhyncha |
WHOLE |
8.38 |
Hooper,E.… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
7.58 |
Hooper,E.… |
| Odonata |
WHOLE |
6.77 |
Hooper,E.… |
| Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
3.64 |
Hooper,E.… |
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 Scotinomys xerampelinus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Hypsodonty
|
1 = brachydont
|
1 = brachydont
|
– Carleton,M. D., 1980, Phylogenetic relationships in neotomine-peromyscine rodents (Muroidea) and a reappraisal of the dichotomy within New World Cricetinae,
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Scotinomys xerampelinus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
- |
15 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Scotinomys xerampelinus.
| 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.… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Scotinomys xerampelinus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Scotinomys xerampelinus |
Carleton,M. D., 1980, Phylogenetic relationships in neotomine-peromyscine rodents (Muroidea) and a reappraisal of the dichotomy within New World Cricetinae, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Scotinomys xerampelinus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Scotinomys xerampelinus |
Hooper,E. T., 1976, Reproduction, growth and development in two contiguously allopatric rodent species, genus Scotinomys, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Scotinomys xerampelinus |
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 |
| Scotinomys xerampelinus |
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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