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Table 1 Mean ± SD anatomical features of 3 intestinal compartments of the white-faced flying squirrel (N = 4)

From: Metagenomic analysis reveals a functional signature for biomass degradation by cecal microbiota in the leaf-eating flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus lena)

 

Small intestine

Cecum

Large intestine

Weight (g)

81.75 ± 18.93

143.00 ± 31.51

66.00 ± 12.41

Length (cm)

182.75 ± 28.44

48.53 ± 2.07

171.95 ± 7.76

W/L (g/cm)

0.45 ± 0.08

2.93 ± 0.56

0.38 ± 0.06