Accepted taxon: Thomasomys aureus
Accepted taxon: Thomasomys aureus
| Taxon: |
Thomasomys aureus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Sigmodontinae | Thomasomys |
| 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 Thomasomys aureus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 16, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, CP (Crude Protein) 14, 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 Thomasomys aureus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
50.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Solanaceae |
SEED |
11.25 |
Sahley, C… |
| Plantae |
SHOOT |
6.25 |
Sahley, C… |
| Dicotyledoneae |
SHOOT |
5.83 |
Sahley, C… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
5.42 |
Sahley, C… |
| Miconia |
SEED |
5.42 |
Sahley, C… |
| Guatteria |
SEED |
5.00 |
Sahley, C… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
2.92 |
Sahley, C… |
| Insecta |
LARVAE |
2.50 |
Sahley, C… |
| Brassicaceae |
SEED |
2.08 |
Sahley, C… |
| Gaultheria |
SEED |
1.67 |
Sahley, C… |
| Lilianae |
SHOOT |
1.25 |
Sahley, C… |
| Spermatophytina |
SEED |
0.42 |
Sahley, C… |
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 Thomasomys aureus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Hypsodonty
|
1 = brachydont
|
1 = brachydont, 3 = hypsodont
|
– Carleton,M. D., 1980, Phylogenetic relationships in neotomine-peromyscine rodents (Muroidea) and a reappraisal of the dichotomy within New World Cricetinae,, Pacheco,V. R., 2003, Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data, Unpublished Ph.D.diss., City University of New York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 Thomasomys aureus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Thomasomys aureus.
| 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 Thomasomys aureus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Thomasomys aureus |
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 |
| Thomasomys princeps |
Pacheco,V. R., 2003, Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data, Unpublished Ph.D.diss., City University of New York |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Thomasomys aureus |
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 |
| Thomasomys aureus |
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 |
| Thomasomys aureus |
Sahley, C.T., Cervantes, K., Pacheco, V., Salas, E., Paredes, D. and Alonso, A., 2015. Diet of a sigmodontine rodent assemblage in a Peruvian montane forest. Journal of Mammalogy, 96(5), pp.1071-1080. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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