MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Oryzomys melanotis

Accepted taxon: Oryzomys melanotis
Taxon:	Oryzomys melanotis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Cricetidae \| Sigmodontinae \| Oryzomys
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 Oryzomys melanotis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 20, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 19, 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 Oryzomys melanotis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Poaceae	STEM	28.57	Damuth, J…
Cyperaceae	LEAF	23.81	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SEED	19.05	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	14.29	Damuth, J…
Insecta	WHOLE	9.52	Damuth, J…
Arthropoda	WHOLE	4.76	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 Oryzomys melanotis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Frugivore-Granivore,Herbivore-Browser	Rodrigo A…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Frugivore,Herbivore	Rodrigo A…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	Rodrigo A…
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	Rodrigo A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Oryzomys melanotis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	29	-	50	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Oryzomys melanotis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	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 Oryzomys melanotis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Oryzomys melanotis	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Oryzomys melanotis	SÃƒÂnchezÃ¢â‚¬ÂCordero,V. ÃƒÂ., 2008, Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico, Global Ecology and Biogeography	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Oryzomys melanotis	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
Oryzomys melanotis	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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