MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Phaenomys ferrugineus

Accepted taxon: Phaenomys ferrugineus
Taxon:	Phaenomys ferrugineus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Cricetidae \| Sigmodontinae \| Phaenomys
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Phaenomys ferrugineus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^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 Phaenomys ferrugineus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	– Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	– Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	– Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition
Hypsodonty	1 = brachydont	1 = brachydont	– Pacheco,V. R., 2003, Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data, Unpublished Ph.D.diss., City University of New York

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Phaenomys ferrugineus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	103	-	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	94	-	339	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Phaenomys ferrugineus.
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 Phaenomys ferrugineus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Phaenomys ferrugineus	Pacheco,V. R., 2003, Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data, Unpublished Ph.D.diss., City University of New York	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phaenomys ferrugineus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phaenomys ferrugineus	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phaenomys ferrugineus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phaenomys ferrugineus	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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