MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Mastomys natalensis

Accepted taxon: Mastomys natalensis
Taxon:	Mastomys natalensis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Muridae \| Murinae \| Mastomys
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 Mastomys natalensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 22, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 17, 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 Mastomys natalensis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	26.67	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	26.67	Damuth, J…
Poaceae	STEM	19.05	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SEED	11.43	Damuth, J…
Insecta	WHOLE	6.67	Nowak,R. …
Acacia	SEED	3.81	Damuth, J…
Fabaceae	SEED	2.86	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	1.90	Damuth, J…
Vertebrata	WHOLE	0.95	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 Mastomys natalensis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	Nowak, R.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Mastomys natalensis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	20	-	120	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Mastomys natalensis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
OPD (l)		n/a	3	3	-	-	-	81	-	-	Evans, Al…
OPD (u)		n/a	3	3	-	-	-	100	-	-	Evans, Al…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	McNab, B.…
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	Nelson, A…
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	6	6	-	-	-	33	-	-	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 Mastomys natalensis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Mastomys natalensis	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
Myomys fumatus	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Mastomys natalensis	Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. Ã¢â‚¬Å“High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.Ã¢â‚¬Â Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78Ã¢â‚¬â€œ81. doi:10.1038/nature05433.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Myomys fumatus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Mastomys natalensis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mastomys natalensis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mastomys natalensis	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
Mastomys natalensis	Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mastomys natalensis	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
Mastomys natalensis	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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