Accepted taxon: Tupaia picta
Accepted taxon: Tupaia picta
| Taxon: |
Tupaia picta |
| 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 picta diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 53, CP (Crude Protein) 23, EE (Ether Extract) 8.
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 picta.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
66.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
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 picta.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 |
Scansonal |
Scansonal |
Hideki EN… |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Tupaia picta.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
148 |
- |
- |
Meiri, S.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100 |
- |
343 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Tupaia picta.
| 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 picta.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Tupaia picta |
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 picta |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tupaia picta |
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 picta |
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 picta
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