Accepted taxon: Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Accepted taxon: Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
| Taxon: |
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
DIPROTODONTIA | MACROPODIFORMES | Hypsiprymnodontidae | Hypsiprymnodon |
| 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 Hypsiprymnodon moschatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 46, CP (Crude Protein) 29, EE (Ether Extract) 11.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
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Table 1. List of Diet Items for Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
29.63 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
16.11 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
12.04 |
Damuth, J… |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
11.85 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ptychosperma |
FRUIT |
6.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
6.48 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aleurites moluccana |
SEED |
5.56 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Archontophoenix alexandrae |
LEAF |
4.63 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Eugenia |
FRUIT |
3.70 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
3.33 |
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 Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Herbivore
|
Herbivore
|
– Arman, S., Prideaux, G. 2015. Dietary classification of extant kangaroos and their relatives (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea). Austral Ecology. 40(8), pp.909-922. Available at: 10.1111/aec.12273.
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.
| 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 Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.
| 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 Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Hypsiprymnodon moschatus |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hypsiprimnodon moschatus |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hypsiprymnodon moschatus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hypsiprymnodon moschatus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hypsiprymnodon moschatus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hypsiprymnodon moschatus |
Arman, S.D. and Prideaux, G.J., 2015. Dietary classification of extant kangaroos and their relatives (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea). Austral ecology, 40(8), pp.909-922. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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