Accepted taxon: Tupaia longipes
Accepted taxon: Tupaia longipes
| Taxon: |
Tupaia longipes |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
SCANDENTIA | Tupaiidae | Tupaia |
| 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 Tupaia longipes diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 8, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 44, CP (Crude Protein) 29, EE (Ether Extract) 15.
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 Tupaia longipes.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
40.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
30.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Termitidae |
WHOLE |
20.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
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 Tupaia longipes.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 |
Terrestrial |
Scansonal,Terrestrial |
Eric J. S… |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Tupaia longipes.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
148 |
- |
196 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
196 |
- |
- |
Meiri, S.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Tupaia longipes.
| 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 Tupaia longipes.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Tupaia longipes |
Endo,H., 2003, Morphological adaptation of the skull for various behaviors in the tree shrews, Journal of veterinary medical science |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tupaia longipes |
Sargis,E. J., 2004, New views on tree shrews: the role of tupaiids in primate supraordinal relationships, Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tupaia longipes |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tupaia longipes |
Meiri, S., Raia, P. and Phillimore, A.B., 2011. Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands. Journal of Biogeography, 38(1), pp.89-100. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tupaia longipes |
Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Tupaia longipes
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