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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Mesembriomys gouldii

Accepted taxon: Mesembriomys gouldii


Accepted taxon: Mesembriomys gouldii
Taxon: Mesembriomys gouldii
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae | Mesembriomys
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 Mesembriomys gouldii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 47, CP (Crude Protein) 26, EE (Ether Extract) 10. 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 Mesembriomys gouldii.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SEED 67.86 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 17.86 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 7.14 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 4.76 Damuth, J…
Mollusca WHOLE 2.38 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 Mesembriomys gouldii.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Mesembriomys gouldii.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 430 - 1,110 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Mesembriomys gouldii.
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 Mesembriomys gouldii.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Mesembriomys gouldii Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Mesembriomys gouldii Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Mesembriomys gouldii 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
Mesembriomys gouldii Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Mesembriomys gouldii Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Mesembriomys gouldii 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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