Accepted taxon: Cricetomys gambianus
Accepted taxon: Cricetomys gambianus
| Taxon: |
Cricetomys gambianus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Nesomyidae | Cricetomyinae | Cricetomys |
| 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 Cricetomys gambianus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, CP (Crude Protein) 20, EE (Ether Extract) 7.
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 Cricetomys gambianus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
27.71 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
15.54 |
Damuth, J… |
| Fabaceae |
SEED |
14.29 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
11.13 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
9.65 |
Damuth, J… |
| Arecaceae |
FRUIT |
9.09 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Lilianae |
STEM |
7.14 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
2.73 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Gastropoda |
WHOLE |
1.82 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Brachyura |
WHOLE |
0.91 |
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 Cricetomys gambianus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| No trait values available. |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cricetomys gambianus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
1,695 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
1,280 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cricetomys gambianus.
| 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 Cricetomys gambianus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
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 |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
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 |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
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 |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
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 |
| Cricetomys gambianus |
Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Cricetomys gambianus
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