Accepted taxon: Thallomys paedulcus
Accepted taxon: Thallomys paedulcus
| Taxon: |
Thallomys paedulcus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae | Thallomys |
| 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 Thallomys paedulcus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 16, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 54, CP (Crude Protein) 20, 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 Thallomys paedulcus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Acacia |
BUD |
18.52 |
Damuth, J… |
| Acacia |
SEED |
17.96 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Acacia |
LEAF |
16.48 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
8.89 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
7.59 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
6.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Acacia |
EXUDATES |
5.56 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
EXUDATES |
4.44 |
Damuth, J… |
| Poaceae |
SEED |
3.70 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
2.78 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
2.22 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
1.85 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Thallomys paedulcus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
32 |
- |
132 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Thallomys paedulcus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
69 |
- |
- |
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 Thallomys paedulcus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Thallomys paedulcus |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Thallomys paedulcus |
Casanovas-Vilar,I., 2011, Late Miocene insular mice from the Tusco-Sardinian palaeobioprovince provide new insights on the palaeoecology of the< i> Oreopithecus</i> faunas, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Thallomys paedulcus |
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 |
| Thallomys paedulcus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Thallomys paedulcus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Thallomys paedulcus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Thallomys paedulcus |
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 |
| Thallomys paedulcus |
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 |
| Thallomys paedulcus |
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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