Accepted taxon: Grammomys dolichurus
Accepted taxon: Grammomys dolichurus
| Taxon: |
Grammomys dolichurus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Murinae | Grammomys |
| 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 Grammomys dolichurus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 15, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 54, CP (Crude Protein) 17, 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.
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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 Grammomys dolichurus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
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Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
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Herbivore-Browser
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Herbivore-Browser
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– Isaac Casanovas-Vilar, Jan A. van Dam, Salvador Moyà-Solà, Lorenzo Rook, 2011, 'Late Miocene insular mice from the Tusco-Sardinian palaeobioprovince provide new insights on the palaeoecology of the Oreopithecus faunas', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 42-49
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Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
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Herbivore
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Herbivore
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– Isaac Casanovas-Vilar, Jan A. van Dam, Salvador Moyà-Solà, Lorenzo Rook, 2011, 'Late Miocene insular mice from the Tusco-Sardinian palaeobioprovince provide new insights on the palaeoecology of the Oreopithecus faunas', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 42-49
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Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
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Arboreal
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Arboreal
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– Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430
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Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Grammomys dolichurus.
| 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 Grammomys dolichurus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
157 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
145 |
- |
- |
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 Grammomys dolichurus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Grammomys dolichurus |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Grammomys dolichurus |
Casanovas-Vilar,I., 2011, Late Miocene insular mice from the Tusco-Sardinian palaeobioprovince provide new insights on the palaeoecology of the< i> Oreopithecus</i> faunas, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Grammomys dolichurus |
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 |
| Grammomys dolichurus |
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 |
| Grammomys dolichurus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Grammomys dolichurus |
Richard, U., Byamungu, R.M. and Magige, F., 2022. Diet Composition and Niche Overlap of Four Sympatric Rodent Species Inhabiting Mount Rungwe Forest Nature Reserve, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 91(2), pp.178-192. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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