Accepted taxon: Monodelphis
Accepted taxon: Monodelphis
| Taxon: |
Monodelphis |
| Rank: |
Genus |
| Higher Classification: |
DIDELPHIMORPHIA | Didelphidae | Didelphinae |
| 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 Monodelphis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 20, CP (Crude Protein) 51, EE (Ether Extract) 15.
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 Monodelphis.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
26.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
20.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
13.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
6.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
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 Monodelphis.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Temporal habits
|
nocturnal
|
nocturnal
|
– Nowak, R.M., 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. 5th edJohns Hopkins Univ Press. Baltimore and London.
|
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Terrestrial
|
Terrestrial
|
– Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985, 'Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials'
|
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Insectivore-Omnivore
|
Insectivore-Omnivore
|
– Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985, 'Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials', EUAN G. RITCHIE, 2005, 'Predators with Pouches: the Biology of Carnivorous Marsupials', Austral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 239-240
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985, 'Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials', EUAN G. RITCHIE, 2005, 'Predators with Pouches: the Biology of Carnivorous Marsupials', Austral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 239-240
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Monodelphis.
| 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 Monodelphis.
| 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 Monodelphis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Monodelphis |
Vieira,E. M., 2003, Carnivory and insectivory in Neotropical marsupials, Predators with pouches: the biology of carnivorous marsupials |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Monodelphis |
Lee,A. K., 1985, Evolutionary ecology of marsupials, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Monodelphis |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Monodelphis |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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