Accepted taxon: Mesembriomys macrurus
Accepted taxon: Mesembriomys macrurus
| Taxon: |
Mesembriomys macrurus |
| 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 macrurus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 17, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 45, CP (Crude Protein) 22, 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 Mesembriomys macrurus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
44.44 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
22.22 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
6.06 |
Palmer,C.… |
| Plantae |
FLOWER |
5.45 |
Palmer,C.… |
| Hypoestes |
FLOWER |
4.85 |
Palmer,C.… |
| Canarium |
FLOWER |
4.24 |
Palmer,C.… |
| Eucalyptus |
FLOWER |
3.64 |
Palmer,C.… |
| Termitidae |
WHOLE |
3.03 |
Palmer,C.… |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
2.42 |
Palmer,C.… |
| Dicotyledoneae |
LEAF |
1.82 |
Palmer,C.… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
1.21 |
Palmer,C.… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
0.61 |
Palmer,C.… |
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 macrurus.
| 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 macrurus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
207 |
- |
341 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Mesembriomys macrurus.
| 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 macrurus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Mesembriomys macrurus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mesembriomys macrurus |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mesembriomys macrurus |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mesembriomys macrurus |
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 macrurus |
Palmer,C. T., 2004, R. and Burbidge, A.(2003), Recovery plan for the Golden Bandicoot Isoodon auratus and Golden-backed Tree-rat Mesembriomys macrurus |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mesembriomys macrurus |
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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