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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Graphiurus murinus

Accepted taxon: Graphiurus murinus


Accepted taxon: Graphiurus murinus
Taxon: Graphiurus murinus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Gliridae | Graphiurinae | Graphiurus | Graphiurus
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 Graphiurus murinus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 41, CP (Crude Protein) 29, EE (Ether Extract) 18. 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 Graphiurus murinus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SEED 24.40 Damuth, J…
Vertebrata EGGS 15.48 Damuth, J…
Aves WHOLE 14.29 Damuth, J…
Poaceae SEED 12.50 Grzimek,B…
Termitidae WHOLE 9.52 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 9.52 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida EXUDATES 7.14 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 5.36 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata WHOLE 1.79 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 Graphiurus murinus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore BergstrÃ…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Graphiurus murinus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana g 1 1 - - - 16 - - BergstrÃ…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 8 8 - - - 22.3 - - Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana mm 1 1 - - - 90 - - BergstrÃ…
Hind Foot Length (HFL) Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana mm 1 1 - - - 17 - - BergstrÃ…
Tail Length (TL) Kalahari savanna in southwestern Botswana mm 1 1 - - - 85 - - BergstrÃ…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Graphiurus murinus.
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 Graphiurus murinus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Graphiurus murinus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Graphiurus murinus 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
Graphiurus murinus Bergström,A., , Small mammal diversity in Kalahari, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Graphiurus murinus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Graphiurus murinus 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

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2025. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Graphiurus murinus , Accessed 4th May 2025 at https://mammalbase.net/me/7401]