Accepted taxon: Dipodillus campestris
Accepted taxon: Dipodillus campestris
| Taxon: |
Dipodillus campestris |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Gerbillinae | Dipodillus | Petteromys |
| 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 Dipodillus campestris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 60, CP (Crude Protein) 18, EE (Ether Extract) 6.
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 Dipodillus campestris.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Poaceae |
SEED |
50.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
33.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
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 Dipodillus campestris.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Frugivore-Granivore
|
Frugivore-Granivore
|
– Mohammad Abu Baker, Bruce D. Patterson, 2010, 'Patterns in the local assembly of Egyptian rodent faunas: Areography and species combinations', Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, vol. 75, no. 6, pp. 510-522
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Frugivore
|
Frugivore
|
– Mohammad Abu Baker, Bruce D. Patterson, 2010, 'Patterns in the local assembly of Egyptian rodent faunas: Areography and species combinations', Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, vol. 75, no. 6, pp. 510-522
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dipodillus campestris.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Egypt |
g |
198 |
198 |
- |
- |
- |
31.65 |
- |
- |
Mohammad … |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
- |
70 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
27 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
90 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Dipodillus campestris.
| 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 Dipodillus campestris.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Gerbillus campestris |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dipodillus campestris |
Abu Baker,M., 2010, Patterns in the local assembly of Egyptian rodent faunas: Areography and species combinations, Mammalian Biology-Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Gerbillus campestris |
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. |
52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dipodillus campestris |
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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