MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Notoryctes

Accepted taxon: Notoryctes
Taxon:	Notoryctes
Rank:	Genus
Higher Classification:	NOTORYCTEMORPHIA \| Notoryctidae
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Notoryctes.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^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 Notoryctes.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Fossorial	Fossorial	– Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985, 'Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials', E Nevo, 1979, 'Adaptive Convergence and Divergence of Subterranean Mammals', Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 269-308
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore-Omnivore	Insectivore-Omnivore	– Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985, 'Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials'
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985, 'Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials'

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Notoryctes.
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 Notoryctes.
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 Notoryctes.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Notoryctes	Nevo,E., 1979, Adaptive convergence and divergence of subterranean mammals, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Notoryctes	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Notoryctes	Lee,A. K., 1985, Evolutionary ecology of marsupials,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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