MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Chaeropus

Accepted taxon: Chaeropus
Taxon:	Chaeropus
Rank:	Genus
Higher Classification:	PERAMELEMORPHIA \| Chaeropodidae
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 Chaeropus.
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 Chaeropus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985, 'Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials'
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'

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Chaeropus.
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 Chaeropus.
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 Chaeropus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Chaeropus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Chaeropus	Lee,A. K., 1985, Evolutionary ecology of marsupials,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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