Accepted taxon: Bandicota indica
Accepted taxon: Bandicota indica
| Taxon: |
Bandicota indica |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae | Bandicota |
| 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 Bandicota indica diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 37, CP (Crude Protein) 33, EE (Ether Extract) 7.
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 Bandicota indica.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Mollusca |
WHOLE |
15.48 |
Chaisiri,… |
| Oryza sativa |
STEM |
14.29 |
Chaisiri,… |
| Solanum tuberosum |
ROOT |
11.90 |
Chaisiri,… |
| Glycine max |
SEED |
9.52 |
Chaisiri,… |
| Brachyura |
WHOLE |
7.58 |
Smith,A. … |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
7.14 |
Chaisiri,… |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
6.82 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
6.06 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
5.30 |
Smith,A. … |
| Oryza sativa |
SEED |
4.55 |
Smith,A. … |
| Saccharum officinarum |
STEM |
3.79 |
Smith,A. … |
| Lilianae |
STEM |
3.03 |
Smith,A. … |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
2.27 |
Smith,A. … |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
1.52 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
0.76 |
Smith,A. … |
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 Bandicota indica.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| No trait values available. |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Bandicota indica.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| - Checked, Unlinked - |
northern and northeastern Thailand |
n/a |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
- |
Chaisiri,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
northern and northeastern Thailand |
g |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
91.2 |
400.02 |
740 |
- |
Chaisiri,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
186 |
- |
1,500 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Ear Length (EL) |
northern and northeastern Thailand |
mm |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
20.5 |
27.78 |
32.5 |
- |
Chaisiri,… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
northern and northeastern Thailand |
mm |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
157 |
241.6 |
303 |
- |
Chaisiri,… |
| Hind Foot Length (HFL) |
northern and northeastern Thailand |
mm |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
31.5 |
46.83 |
58 |
- |
Chaisiri,… |
| Tail Length (TL) |
northern and northeastern Thailand |
mm |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
117.5 |
209.67 |
270 |
- |
Chaisiri,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Bandicota indica.
| 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 Bandicota indica.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Bandicota indica |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bandicota indica |
Chaisiri,Kittipong, 2010, A Study of Great Bandicoot (Bandicota indica) and Their Gastrointestinal Helminth from Northern and Northeastern Thailand, Sciences Page of The Year (Bangkok) |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bandicota indica |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bandicota indica |
Chaisiri,Kittipong, , A Study of Great Bandicoot (Bandicota indica) and Their Gastrointestinal Helminth from Northern and Northeastern Thailand, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bandicota indica |
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 |
| Bandicota indica |
Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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