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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Thryonomys swinderianus

Accepted taxon: Thryonomys swinderianus


Accepted taxon: Thryonomys swinderianus
Taxon: Thryonomys swinderianus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Thryonomyidae | Thryonomys
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 Thryonomys swinderianus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 33, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 46, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 2. 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 Thryonomys swinderianus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 41.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida BARK 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Phragmites STEM 13.33 Damuth, J…
Cyperaceae LEAF 10.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 8.33 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 6.67 Damuth, J…
Lilianae STEM 3.33 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 Thryonomys swinderianus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
No trait values available.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Thryonomys swinderianus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 23 23 - - - 3,010 - - Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Thryonomys swinderianus.
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 Thryonomys swinderianus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Thryonomys swinderianus 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
Thryonomys swinderianus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Thryonomys swinderianus Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Thryonomys swinderianus Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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