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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Octodontomys gliroides

Accepted taxon: Octodontomys gliroides


Accepted taxon: Octodontomys gliroides
Taxon: Octodontomys gliroides
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Octodontidae | Octodontomys
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 Octodontomys gliroides diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 52, CP (Crude Protein) 18, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Octodontomys gliroides.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Cactaceae FRUIT 56.67 Damuth, J…
Acacia SEED 36.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 6.67 Grzimek,B…

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 Octodontomys gliroides.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Granivore Frugivore-Granivore, Herbivore-Browser 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, 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 Frugivore, 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, 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, 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
Temporal habits nocturnal nocturnal Nowak, R.M., 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. 5th edJohns Hopkins Univ Press. Baltimore and London.
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial 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 Octodontomys gliroides.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Chile g - - - - - 158 - - Hernán…
Body Mass (BM) New World g - - - - - 152 - - Alexis Ar…
Body Mass (BM) Argentina g 1 1 - - - 153 - - Gabriela …

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Octodontomys gliroides.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
MI/C ration of inner medulla cortex (mm) Argentina mm 1 1 - - - 3 - - Diaz, Gab…
CT cortex thickness (mm) Argentina mm 1 1 - - - 2 - - Diaz, Gab…
MT medullary thickness (mm) Argentina mm 1 1 - - - 7 - - Diaz, Gab…
RMA relative medullary area (mm) Argentina mm 1 1 - - - 1 - - Diaz, Gab…
RMT relative medullary thickness (mm) Argentina mm 1 1 - - - 5 - - Diaz, Gab…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Octodontomys gliroides.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Octodontomys gliroides Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Octodontomys gliroides Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Octodontomys gliroides Ojeda,R. A., 2001, Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure, Global Ecology and Biogeography 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Octodontomys gliroides Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Octodontomys gliroides Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Octodontomys gliroides Diaz, Gabriela B, and Ricardo A Ojeda. 'Kidney Structure and Allometry of Argentine Desert Rodents.' Journal of Arid Environments 41, no. 4 (April 1999): 453-461. doi:10.1006/jare.1998.0472. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Octodontomys gliroides Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Octodontomys gliroides Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Octodontomys gliroides Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Octodontomys gliroides Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E., Wolff, J.O., Khan, M.K., Smith, K., Allen, A.P., Bulbert, M., Buzatto, B.A., Eldridge, M.D. and Falster, D., 2022. AnimalTraits-a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data, 9(1), p.265. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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