Accepted taxon: Xeromys myoides
Accepted taxon: Xeromys myoides
| Taxon: |
Xeromys myoides |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae | Xeromys |
| 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 Xeromys myoides diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 24, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 12, CP (Crude Protein) 54, 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 Xeromys myoides.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Brachyura |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Polycladida |
WHOLE |
26.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Gastropoda |
WHOLE |
20.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Mollusca |
WHOLE |
13.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
6.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
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 Xeromys myoides.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Aquatic
|
Aquatic
|
– Jerry O. Wolff, R. D. Guthrie, 1985, 'Why Are Aquatic Small Mammals So Large?', Oikos, vol. 45, no. 3, p. 365
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Xeromys myoides.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
35 |
- |
60 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Xeromys myoides.
| 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 Xeromys myoides.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Xeromys myoides |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Xeromys myoides |
Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Xeromys myoides |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Xeromys myoides |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Xeromys myoides |
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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Xeromys myoides
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