MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Trichosurus vulpecula

Accepted taxon: Trichosurus vulpecula
Taxon:	Trichosurus vulpecula
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	DIPROTODONTIA \| PHALANGERIFORMES \| Phalangeroidea \| Phalangeridae \| Phalangerinae \| Trichosurini \| Trichosurus
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 Trichosurus vulpecula diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 29, CP (Crude Protein) 12, 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 Trichosurus vulpecula.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	33.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	21.11	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	20.00	Damuth, J…
Animalia	WHOLE	11.11	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FLOWER	6.67	Damuth, J…
Insecta	WHOLE	5.56	Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata	CARRION	2.22	Damuth, J…

^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 Trichosurus vulpecula.
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 Trichosurus vulpecula.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	3	3	-	-	-	1,632.17	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	3	3	-	-	-	1,632.17	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Trichosurus vulpecula.
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 Trichosurus vulpecula.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Trichosurus vulpecula	McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Trichosurus vulpecula	Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Trichosurus vulpecula	Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Trichosurus vulpecula	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
Trichosurus vulpecula	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Trichosurus vulpecula	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Trichosurus vulpecula	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
Trichosurus vulpecula	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

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