MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Thryonomys swinderianus

Accepted taxon: Thryonomys swinderianus
Taxon:	Thryonomys swinderianus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Thryonomyidae \| Thryonomys
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 Thryonomys swinderianus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 33, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 46, CP (Crude Protein) 10, 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 Thryonomys swinderianus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Poaceae	STEM	41.67	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	BARK	16.67	Grzimek,B…
Phragmites	STEM	13.33	Damuth, J…
Cyperaceae	LEAF	10.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	8.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	6.67	Damuth, J…
Lilianae	STEM	3.33	Damuth, J…

^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 Thryonomys swinderianus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Thryonomys swinderianus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	700	-	9,000	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	23	23	-	-	-	3,010	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	23	23	-	-	-	466	-	-	Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Thryonomys swinderianus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	38	-	-	Nelson, A…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Thryonomys swinderianus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Thryonomys swinderianus	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
Thryonomys swinderianus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Thryonomys swinderianus	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
Thryonomys swinderianus	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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