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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Maxomys surifer

Accepted taxon: Maxomys surifer


Accepted taxon: Maxomys surifer
Taxon: Maxomys surifer
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae | Maxomys
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 Maxomys surifer diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 50, CP (Crude Protein) 24, 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 Maxomys surifer.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 27.50 Harrison,…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 15.95 Nowak,R. …
Plantae SHOOT 13.33 Harrison,…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 12.26 Nowak,R. …
Plantae SEED 11.67 Harrison,…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 9.64 Harrison,…
Vertebrata WHOLE 4.88 Nowak,R. …
Arthropoda WHOLE 3.57 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida SEED 1.19 Nowak,R. …

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 Maxomys surifer.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Maxomys surifer.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 8 - 284 - Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 143 - - Meiri, S.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Maxomys surifer.
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 Maxomys surifer.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Maxomys surifer Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Maxomys surifer Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rattus rajah Harrison,JL, 1954, The natural food of some rats and other mammals, Bulletin of the Raffles Museum Synonym
Maxomys surifer Meiri, S., Raia, P. and Phillimore, A.B., 2011. Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands. Journal of Biogeography, 38(1), pp.89-100. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Maxomys surifer 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

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2025. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Maxomys surifer , Accessed 16th July 2025 at https://mammalbase.net/me/9397]