Accepted taxon: Pedetes capensis
Accepted taxon: Pedetes capensis
| Taxon: |
Pedetes capensis |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | ANOMALUROMORPHA | Pedetidae | Pedetes |
| 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 Pedetes capensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 61, CP (Crude Protein) 15, 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 Pedetes capensis.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
10.71 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
STEM |
10.71 |
Damuth, J… |
| Lilianae |
ROOT |
9.03 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
8.35 |
Damuth, J… |
| Zea mays |
SEED |
8.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Hordeum vulgare |
SEED |
6.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Poaceae |
SEED |
5.79 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Triticum |
SEED |
5.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Elymus repens |
STEM |
5.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Elymus repens |
ROOT |
4.44 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
3.79 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
3.57 |
Damuth, J… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
3.45 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arachis |
SEED |
3.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Poaceae |
ROOT |
3.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
2.68 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
2.34 |
Damuth, J… |
| Lilianae |
STEM |
1.79 |
Damuth, J… |
| Avena sativa |
SEED |
1.67 |
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 4. List of other Measurements b. for Pedetes capensis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
88 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| femur circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| femur diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
18 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| neck length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
28 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
17 |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
1,201 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
793 |
- |
- |
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 Pedetes capensis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Pedetes capensis |
SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pedetes capensis |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pedetes capensis |
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 |
| Pedetes capensis |
Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. “Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.†J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387–1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pedetes capensis |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pedetes capensis |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pedetes capensis |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pedetes capensis |
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 |
| Pedetes capensis |
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 |
| Pedetes capensis |
Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Pedetes capensis |
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 |
| Pedetes capensis |
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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Pedetes capensis
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