MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Nilopegamys plumbeus

Accepted taxon: Nilopegamys plumbeus
Taxon:	Nilopegamys plumbeus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Muridae \| Murinae \| Nilopegamys
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Nilopegamys plumbeus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^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 Nilopegamys plumbeus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Aquatic	Aquatic, Semiaquatic	– Alonso RamÃƒÂrez, Catherine M. Pringle, Karl M. Wantzen, 2008, 'Tropical Stream Conservation', Tropical Stream Ecology, pp. 285-304, Jerry O. Wolff, R. D. Guthrie, 1985, 'Why Are Aquatic Small Mammals So Large?', Oikos, vol. 45, no. 3, p. 365

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Nilopegamys plumbeus.
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 Nilopegamys plumbeus.
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 Nilopegamys plumbeus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Nilopegamys plumbeus	Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Nilopegamys plumbeus	Ramirez,A., 2008, Tropical stream conservation, Tropical stream ecology.London: Academic Press (Aquatic Ecology Series)	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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