Accepted taxon: Erinaceus europaeus
Accepted taxon: Erinaceus europaeus
| Taxon: |
Erinaceus europaeus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
ERINACEOMORPHA | Erinaceidae | Erinaceinae | Erinaceus |
| 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 Erinaceus europaeus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 8, CP (Crude Protein) 26, EE (Ether Extract) 8.
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 Erinaceus europaeus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
18.18 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Animalia |
LARVAE |
16.36 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Gastropoda |
WHOLE |
14.55 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
12.73 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Araneae |
WHOLE |
10.91 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
9.09 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
7.27 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
EGGS |
5.45 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
3.64 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
1.82 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Erinaceus europaeus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
520 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Erinaceus europaeus.
| 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 Erinaceus europaeus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Erinaceus europeus |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Erinaceus europaeus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Erinaceus europaeus |
Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E., Wolff, J.O., Khan, M.K., Smith, K., Allen, A.P., Bulbert, M., Buzatto, B.A., Eldridge, M.D. and Falster, D., 2022. AnimalTraits-a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data, 9(1), p.265. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Erinaceus europaeus |
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 |
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Erinaceus europaeus
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