MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Psammomys obesus

Accepted taxon: Psammomys obesus
Taxon:	Psammomys obesus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Muridae \| Gerbillinae \| Psammomys
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 Psammomys obesus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 59, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Psammomys obesus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	50.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	33.33	Damuth, J…
Poaceae	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 Psammomys obesus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746, Mohammad Abu Baker, Bruce D. Patterson, 2010, 'Patterns in the local assembly of Egyptian rodent faunas: Areography and species combinations', Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift fÃƒÂ¼r SÃƒÂ¤ugetierkunde, vol. 75, no. 6, pp. 510-522
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746, Mohammad Abu Baker, Bruce D. Patterson, 2010, 'Patterns in the local assembly of Egyptian rodent faunas: Areography and species combinations', Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift fÃƒÂ¼r SÃƒÂ¤ugetierkunde, vol. 75, no. 6, pp. 510-522
Hypsodonty	3 = hypsodont	3 = hypsodont	– Carleton,M. D., 1980, Phylogenetic relationships in neotomine-peromyscine rodents (Muroidea) and a reappraisal of the dichotomy within New World Cricetinae,

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Psammomys obesus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Egypt	g	314	314	-	-	-	128.77	-	-	Mohammad …
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	69	-	275	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Psammomys obesus.
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 Psammomys obesus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Psammomys obesus	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
Psammomys obesus	Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Psammomys obesus	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
Psammomys obesus	Abu Baker,M., 2010, Patterns in the local assembly of Egyptian rodent faunas: Areography and species combinations, Mammalian Biology-Zeitschrift fÃƒÂ¼r SÃƒÂ¤ugetierkunde	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Psammomys obesus	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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