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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Phascolarctos cinereus

Accepted taxon: Phascolarctos cinereus


Accepted taxon: Phascolarctos cinereus
Taxon: Phascolarctos cinereus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: DIPROTODONTIA | VOMBATIFORMES | Phascolarctidae | Phascolarctos
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 Phascolarctos cinereus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 30, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 54, CP (Crude Protein) 8, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Phascolarctos cinereus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Eucalyptus fruticetorum LEAF 35.00 Damuth, J…
Eucalyptus LEAF 33.93 Grzimek,B…
Eucalyptus fruticetorum BARK 7.50 Nowak,R. …
Santalales LEAF 6.79 Grzimek,B…
Eucalyptus camaldulensis LEAF 6.25 Grzimek,B…
Eucalyptus viminalis LEAF 4.46 Grzimek,B…
Acacia LEAF 2.68 Grzimek,B…
Spartina LEAF 2.50 Nowak,R. …
Buxus LEAF 0.89 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 2. List of Standard Traits for Phascolarctos cinereus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Browser Herbivore-Browser Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore Brian K. …
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Brian K. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Phascolarctos cinereus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 3 - - - 6,630.3 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 3 - - - 6,630.3 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Phascolarctos cinereus.
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 Phascolarctos cinereus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Phascolarctos cinereus McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phascolarctos cinereus Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phascolarctos cinereus Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phascolarctos cinereus Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phascolarctos cinereus Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phascolarctos cinereus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phascolarctos cinereus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phascolarctos cinereus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phascolarctos cinereus 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
Phascolarctos cinereus 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
Phascolarctos cinereus 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
Phascolarctos cinereus Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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