MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Anomalurus pelii

Accepted taxon: Anomalurus pelii
Taxon:	Anomalurus pelii
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| ANOMALUROMORPHA \| Anomaluridae \| Anomalurinae \| Anomalurus
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 Anomalurus pelii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 32, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 55, CP (Crude Protein) 5, EE (Ether Extract) 2. 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 Anomalurus pelii.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	BARK	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Moraceae	LEAF	25.00	Grzimek,B…
Moraceae	STEM	16.67	Grzimek,B…
Arecaceae	FRUIT	16.67	Grzimek,B…
Moraceae	FLOWER	8.33	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 Anomalurus pelii.
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, Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411, Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411, Stephen M. Jackson, 2000, 'Glide angle in the genus Petaurus and a review of gliding in mammals', Mammal Review, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 9-30

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Anomalurus pelii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	5	5	-	-	-	1,640	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	1,300	-	2,000	-	Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	430	-	-	Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	5	5	-	-	-	16.18	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Anomalurus pelii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	70	-	-	Engelman,…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Anomalurus pelii.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Anomalurus peli	Jackson,S. M., 2002, Glide angle in the genus Petaurus and a review of gliding in mammals, Mammal Review	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Anomalurus pelii	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Anomalurus pelii	Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Anomalurus pelii	Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. Ã¢â‚¬Å“Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.Ã¢â‚¬Â J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387Ã¢â‚¬â€œ1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Anomalurus pelii	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Anomalurus pelii	Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Anomalurus pelii	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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