Table. 3 Overview of the maternal investment (MIMPLMM) in twenty mammals: 15 Eutheria, 4 Metatheria, and 1 Monotremata
From: Quantifying maternal investment in mammals using allometry
Species | Scientific name | Subclass | Order | MIMPLMM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tailless tenrec | Tenrec ecaudatus | Eutheria | Afrosoricida | 0.803 |
Eurasian shrew | Sorex araneus | Eutheria | Soricomorpha | 0.625 |
Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Eutheria | Carnivora | 0.458 |
Blue whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Eutheria | Cetacea | 0.216 |
American bison | Bison bison | Eutheria | Cetartiodactyla | 0.180 |
African bush elephant | Loxodonta africana | Eutheria | Proboscidae | 0.134 |
Rat | Rattus rattus | Eutheria | Rodentia | 0.0915 |
Red panda | Ailurus fulgens | Eutheria | Carnivora | 0.0576 |
Impala | Aepyceros melampus | Eutheria | Cetartiodactyla | 0.0523 |
Tammar wallaby | Macropus eugenii | Metatheria | Diprotodontia | 0.0101 |
Tasmanian devil | Sarcophilus harrisii | Metatheria | Dasyuromorphia | -0.0143 |
Grey seal | Halichoerus grypus | Eutheria | Carnivora | -0.0200 |
Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | Eutheria | Primates | -0.0270 |
Geoffroy’s spider monkey | Ateles geoffroyi | Eutheria | Primates | -0.0425 |
Tiger | Panthera tigris | Eutheria | Carnivora | -0.0628 |
European hare | Lepus europaeus | Eutheria | Lagomorpha | -0.110 |
Greater short-nosed fruit bat | Cynopterus sphinx | Eutheria | Chiroptera | -0.134 |
Red kangaroo | Macropus rufus | Metatheria | Diprotodontia | -0.304 |
Southern hairy-nosed wombat | Lasiorhinus latifrons | Metatheria | Diprotodontia | -0.319 |
Short-beaked echidna | Tachyglossus aculeatus | Monotremata | Monotremata | -0.464 |
