Accepted taxon: Neacomys tenuipes
Accepted taxon: Neacomys tenuipes
| Taxon: |
Neacomys tenuipes |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Sigmodontinae | Neacomys |
| 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 Neacomys tenuipes diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 44, CP (Crude Protein) 28, EE (Ether Extract) 11.
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 Neacomys tenuipes.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
40.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
30.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
20.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
10.00 |
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 Neacomys tenuipes.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Neacomys tenuipes.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| alveolar width (AW) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| basioccipital length (BOL) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| braincase breadth (BB) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
10 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| breadth of incisive foramina (BIF) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| breadth of palatal bridge (BPB) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| breadth of zygomatic plate (BZP) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| condyloincisive length (CIL) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
18 |
19 |
20 |
1 |
Tinoco, N… |
| cranial depth (CD) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
7 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| crown length of maxillary toothrow (LM) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| least interorbital breadth (LIB) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| length nasal (LN) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
7 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
Tinoco, N… |
| length of incisive foramina (LIF) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| length of rostrum (LR) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
6 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| length of upper diastema (LD) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
5 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| orbital length (OL) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
| rostral width (RW-2) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
21 |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
Tinoco, N… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Neacomys tenuipes.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Neacomys tenuipes |
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 |
| Neacomys tenuipes |
Tinoco, N., Koch, C., Colmenares-Pinzón, J.E., Castellanos, F.X. and Brito, J., 2023. New species of the Spiny Mouse genus Neacomys (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) from northwestern Ecuador. ZooKeys, 1175, pp.187-221. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Neacomys tenuipes |
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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