MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Gerbillurus paeba

Accepted taxon: Gerbillurus paeba
Taxon:	Gerbillurus paeba
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Muridae \| Gerbillinae \| Gerbillurus \| Progerbillurus
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 Gerbillurus paeba diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 62, CP (Crude Protein) 19, EE (Ether Extract) 5. 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 Gerbillurus paeba.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Poaceae	SEED	50.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SEED	33.33	Damuth, J…
Acacia	SEED	16.67	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 Gerbillurus paeba.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore,Herbivore	BergstrÃƒ…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Gerbillurus paeba.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	20	-	37	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana	g	130	130	-	-	-	25.3	-	4	BergstrÃƒ…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana	mm	130	130	-	-	-	92.1	-	7	BergstrÃƒ…
Hind Foot Length (HFL)	Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana	mm	130	130	-	-	-	26	-	1	BergstrÃƒ…
Tail Length (TL)	Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana	mm	130	130	-	-	-	103.5	-	16	BergstrÃƒ…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Gerbillurus paeba.
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.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	16	16	-	-	-	35	-	-	Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	15	15	-	-	-	28	-	-	Genoud, M…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Gerbillurus paeba.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Gerbillurus paeba	SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gerbillurus paeba	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gerbillurus paeba	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
Gerbillurus paeba	BergstrÃƒÂ¶m,A., , Small mammal diversity in Kalahari,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gerbillurus paeba	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
Gerbillurus paeba	Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Gerbillurus paeba	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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