MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Colomys goslingi

Accepted taxon: Colomys goslingi
Taxon:	Colomys goslingi
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Muridae \| Murinae \| Colomys
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 Colomys goslingi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 14, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 11. 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 Colomys goslingi.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	23.81	Damuth, J…
Gastropoda	WHOLE	21.90	Damuth, J…
Crustacea	WHOLE	16.19	Damuth, J…
Polychaeta	LARVAE	14.29	Nowak,R. …
Oligochaeta	WHOLE	13.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	5.71	Damuth, J…
Vertebrata	WHOLE	4.76	Nowak,R. …

^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 Colomys goslingi.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– JOSHUA X. SAMUELS, 2009, 'Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents', Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 156, no. 4, pp. 864-888
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Semiaquatic	Semiaquatic	– Alonso RamÃƒÂrez, Catherine M. Pringle, Karl M. Wantzen, 2008, 'Tropical Stream Conservation', Tropical Stream Ecology, pp. 285-304, Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411, Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Carnivore	Carnivore	– JOSHUA X. SAMUELS, 2009, 'Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents', Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 156, no. 4, pp. 864-888

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Colomys goslingi.
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 Colomys goslingi.
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 Colomys goslingi.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Colomys goslingi	SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colomys goslingi	Ramirez,A., 2008, Tropical stream conservation, Tropical stream ecology.London: Academic Press (Aquatic Ecology Series)	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colomys goslingi	Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colomys goslingi	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
Colomys goslingi	Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. Ã¢â‚¬Å“Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.Ã¢â‚¬Â J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387Ã¢â‚¬â€œ1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colomys goslingi	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Colomys goslingi	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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