Accepted taxon: Meriones tamariscinus
Accepted taxon: Meriones tamariscinus
| Taxon: |
Meriones tamariscinus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Muridae | Gerbillinae | Meriones | Meriones |
| 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 Meriones tamariscinus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 15, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 45, 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 Meriones tamariscinus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
40.00 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
30.00 |
Smith,A. … |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
20.00 |
Smith,A. … |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Smith,A. … |
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 Meriones tamariscinus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Frugivore-Herbivore
|
Frugivore-Herbivore
|
– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Herbivore
|
Herbivore
|
– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Meriones tamariscinus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
90 |
- |
- |
Meiri, S.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Meriones tamariscinus.
| 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 Meriones tamariscinus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Meriones tamariscinus |
Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Meriones tamariscinus |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Meriones tamariscinus |
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 |
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Meriones tamariscinus
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