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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Aethomys hindei

Accepted taxon: Aethomys hindei


Accepted taxon: Aethomys hindei
Taxon: Aethomys hindei
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae | Aethomys
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 Aethomys hindei diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 17, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 58, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 5. 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 Aethomys hindei.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 28.57 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 23.81 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 19.05 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 14.29 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida BUD 9.52 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 4.76 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 Aethomys hindei.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Aethomys hindei.
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 Aethomys hindei.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
OPD (l) n/a 3 3 - - - 125 - - Evans, Al…
OPD (u) n/a 3 3 - - - 112 - - Evans, Al…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Aethomys hindei.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Aethomys hindei 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
Aethomys hindei Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.” Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. 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 Aethomys hindei , Accessed 4th May 2025 at https://mammalbase.net/me/9165]