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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Otomys irroratus

Accepted taxon: Otomys irroratus


Accepted taxon: Otomys irroratus
Taxon: Otomys irroratus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Otomyinae | Otomys
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 Otomys irroratus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 29, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 47, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Otomys irroratus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 32.14 Damuth, J…
Poaceae STEM 25.00 Damuth, J…
Phragmites STEM 21.43 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida BARK 10.71 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 7.14 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 3.57 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 Otomys irroratus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
No trait values available.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Otomys irroratus.
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 Otomys irroratus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
OPD (l) n/a 3 3 - - - 51 - - Evans, Al…
OPD (u) n/a 3 3 - - - 42 - - 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 Otomys irroratus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Otomys irroratus 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
Otomys irroratus 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 2026. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Otomys irroratus , Accessed 16th April 2026 at https://mammalbase.net/me/9737]