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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Neomys fodiens

Accepted taxon: Neomys fodiens


Accepted taxon: Neomys fodiens
Taxon: Neomys fodiens
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: SORICOMORPHA | Soricidae | Soricinae | Nectogalini | Neomys
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 Neomys fodiens diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 15, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 12, CP (Crude Protein) 54, EE (Ether Extract) 14. 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 Neomys fodiens.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Crustacea WHOLE 22.06 Grzimek,B…
Insecta LARVAE 21.90 Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda WHOLE 9.52 Grzimek,B…
Osteichthyes WHOLE 9.05 Grzimek,B…
Mollusca WHOLE 8.89 Smith,A. …
Anura WHOLE 7.14 Grzimek,B…
Amphibia WHOLE 5.56 Smith,A. …
Salamandridae WHOLE 4.76 Grzimek,B…
Oligochaeta WHOLE 4.44 Smith,A. …
Insecta WHOLE 3.33 Smith,A. …
Coleoptera WHOLE 2.22 Smith,A. …
Rodentia WHOLE 1.11 Smith,A. …

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 Neomys fodiens.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore Insectivore Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Brian K. …
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Aquatic Aquatic Jerry O. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Neomys fodiens.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Neomys fodiens.
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 Neomys fodiens.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Neomys fodiens McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Neomys fodiens Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Neomys fodiens Churchfield,S., 2007, Habitat use by water shrews, the smallest of amphibious, Behaviour and Ecology of Riparian Mammals 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Neomys fodiens Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Neomys fodiens Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Neomys fodiens 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

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