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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Puma yagouaroundi

Accepted taxon: Puma yagouaroundi


Accepted taxon: Puma yagouaroundi
Taxon: Puma yagouaroundi
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Felidae | Felinae | Puma
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 Puma yagouaroundi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 7, CP (Crude Protein) 60, EE (Ether Extract) 22. 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 Puma yagouaroundi.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Aves WHOLE 24.79 Damuth, J…
Mammalia WHOLE 13.17 Damuth, J…
Vertebrata WHOLE 12.50 Damuth, J…
Reptilia WHOLE 7.14 Damuth, J…
Didelphimorphia WHOLE 4.17 Trovati, …
Arthropoda WHOLE 3.33 Trovati, …
Anura WHOLE 2.68 Grzimek,B…
Rodentia WHOLE 2.63 Rocha-Men…
Akodon WHOLE 2.49 Rocha-Men…
Leporidae WHOLE 2.23 Grzimek,B…
Caluromys lanatus WHOLE 2.19 Rocha-Men…
Marmosops WHOLE 2.05 Rocha-Men…
Monodelphis WHOLE 1.90 Rocha-Men…
Cervus WHOLE 1.79 Grzimek,B…
Philander frenatus WHOLE 1.75 Rocha-Men…
Plantae FRUIT 1.67 Trovati, …
Holochilus brasiliensis WHOLE 1.61 Rocha-Men…
Juliomys WHOLE 1.46 Rocha-Men…
Insecta WHOLE 1.34 Grzimek,B…
Necromys lasiurus WHOLE 1.32 Rocha-Men…
Primates WHOLE 1.25 Damuth, J…
Nectomys squamipes WHOLE 1.17 Rocha-Men…
Hylaeamys megacephalus WHOLE 1.02 Rocha-Men…
Thaptomys nigrita WHOLE 0.88 Rocha-Men…
Poaceae STEM 0.83 Trovati, …
Mus musculus WHOLE 0.73 Rocha-Men…
Cuniculus paca WHOLE 0.58 Rocha-Men…
Osteichthyes WHOLE 0.45 Grzimek,B…
Mazama nana WHOLE 0.44 Rocha-Men…
Hymenoptera WHOLE 0.29 Rocha-Men…
Hemiptera WHOLE 0.15 Rocha-Men…

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 Puma yagouaroundi.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Temporal habits diurnal arrhythmic, diurnal John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Carnivore Carnivore John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore, Frugivore John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Puma yagouaroundi.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 - 3 - - 4,100 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 3,000 4,500 6,000 - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 4 - - 4 - 5,700 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 4 - - 4 - 5,500 - - Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Puma yagouaroundi.
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 Puma yagouaroundi.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Felis yagouaroundi Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Herpailurus yagouaroundi Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Puma yagouaroundi Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Felis yagouaroundi Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Herpailurus yaguarondi Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Herpailurus yaguaroundi Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Felis yagouaroundi Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Felis yagouaroundi Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Puma yaguaroundi Trovati, Roberto Guilherme, C. B. Campos, and B. A. Brito. "Nota sobre convergência e divergência alimentar de canídeos e felídeos (Mamalia: Carnivora) simpátricos no Cerrado brasileiro." Neotropical Biology and Conservation 3, no. 2 (2008): 95-100. 61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym Verified - Accepted
Herpailurus yaguarondi Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Felis yagouaroundi Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Herpailurus yagouaroundi Law, C.J., Blackwell, E.A., Curtis, A.A., Dickinson, E., Hartstone‐Rose, A. and Santana, S.E., 2022. Decoupled evolution of the cranium and mandible in carnivoran mammals. Evolution. 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Puma yagouaroundi Rocha-Mendes, F., Mikich, S.B., Quadros, J. and Pedro, W.A., 2010. Feeding ecology of carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Atlantic forest remnants, southern Brazil. Biota Neotropica, 10, pp.21-30. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Herpailurus yagouaroundi Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Herpailurus yagouaroundi Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted

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