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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Ctenomys fulvus

Accepted taxon: Ctenomys fulvus


Accepted taxon: Ctenomys fulvus
Taxon: Ctenomys fulvus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Ctenomyidae | Ctenomys
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Ctenomys fulvus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

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 Ctenomys fulvus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore – Alexis Arends, Brian K McNab, 2001, 'The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’ rodents', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 130, no. 1, pp. 105-122, Hernán Cofre, Pablo A Marquet, 1999, 'Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment', Biological Conservation, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 53-68, Ricardo A. Ojeda, Pedro G. Blendinger, Roland Brandl, 2000, 'Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 115-123
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Fossorial Fossorial – Alexis Arends, Brian K McNab, 2001, 'The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’ rodents', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 130, no. 1, pp. 105-122
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Grazer Herbivore-Grazer – Alexis Arends, Brian K McNab, 2001, 'The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’ rodents', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 130, no. 1, pp. 105-122

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ctenomys fulvus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) New World g - - - - - 300 - - Alexis Ar…
Body Mass (BM) Chile g - - - - - 360.3 - - Hernán…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ctenomys fulvus.
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 Ctenomys fulvus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Ctenomys fulvus Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ctenomys fulvus Ojeda,R. A., 2001, Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure, Global Ecology and Biogeography 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ctenomys fulvus Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2026. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Ctenomys fulvus , Accessed 16th April 2026 at https://mammalbase.net/me/10019]