MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Elephantulus edwardii

Accepted taxon: Elephantulus edwardii
Taxon:	Elephantulus edwardii
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	MACROSCELIDEA \| Macroscelididae \| Elephantulus
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 Elephantulus edwardii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 25, CP (Crude Protein) 44, EE (Ether Extract) 22. 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 Elephantulus edwardii.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Formicidae	WHOLE	50.00	Grzimek,B…
Termitidae	WHOLE	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Insecta	WHOLE	16.67	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 Elephantulus edwardii.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Elephantulus edwardii.
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 Elephantulus edwardii.
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 Elephantulus edwardii.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Elephantalus edwardi	McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Elephantulus edwardii	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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