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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Accepted taxon: Heliosciurus rufobrachium


Accepted taxon: Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Taxon: Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Xerinae | Protoxerini | Heliosciurus
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 Heliosciurus rufobrachium diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 50, CP (Crude Protein) 21, EE (Ether Extract) 9. 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 Heliosciurus rufobrachium.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 25.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 21.43 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 17.86 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida BUD 14.29 Damuth, J…
Arthropoda WHOLE 10.71 Damuth, J…
Vertebrata EGGS 7.14 Damuth, J…
Aves WHOLE 3.57 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 Heliosciurus rufobrachium.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal – C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620, Virginia Hayssen, 2008, 'Patterns of Body and Tail Length and Body Mass in Sciuridae', Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 852-873
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Granivore Frugivore-Granivore – C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore – C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Heliosciurus rufobrachium.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 33 33 - - - 282.2 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 49 49 - - - 319.6 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) Central Africa g - - - - 250 325 400 - Amori,G.,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Heliosciurus rufobrachium.
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 Heliosciurus rufobrachium.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Heliosciurus rufobrachium Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Heliosciurus rufobrachium Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Heliosciurus rufobrachium Amori,G., 2002, Rodents and the bushmeat harvest in Central Africa, Links between biodiversity conservation, livelihoods and food security: the sustainable use of wild meat.Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Heliosciurius rufobrachium Clark,CJ, 2001, The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1, Biotropica 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Heliosciurus rufobrachium 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
Heliosciurus rufobrachium Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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