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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Cerdocyon thous

Accepted taxon: Cerdocyon thous


Accepted taxon: Cerdocyon thous
Taxon: Cerdocyon thous
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Canidae | Cerdocyon
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 Cerdocyon thous diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 19, CP (Crude Protein) 53, EE (Ether Extract) 12. 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 Cerdocyon thous.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Vertebrata WHOLE 12.68 Gatti, A.…
Aves WHOLE 8.82 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 8.72 Damuth, J…
Arthropoda WHOLE 8.31 Grzimek,B…
Coleoptera WHOLE 6.04 Gatti, A.…
Brachyura WHOLE 5.76 Grzimek,B…
Reptilia WHOLE 4.85 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 4.80 Damuth, J…
Squamata WHOLE 4.59 Gatti, A.…
Vertebrata CARRION 4.09 Grzimek,B…
Anura WHOLE 3.64 Grzimek,B…
Syagrus romanzoffiana FRUIT 2.60 Rocha-Men…
Rodentia WHOLE 2.26 Damuth, J…
Poaceae STEM 1.82 Trovati, …
Fungi SHOOT 1.82 Grzimek,B…
Hovenia dulcis FRUIT 1.73 Rocha-Men…
Mammalia WHOLE 1.36 Grzimek,B…
Orthoptera WHOLE 1.27 Gatti, A.…
Plantae FRUIT 1.21 Trovati, …
Gastropoda WHOLE 0.91 Grzimek,B…
Allagoptera arenaria FRUIT 0.89 Gatti, A.…
Solanum FRUIT 0.87 Rocha-Men…
Cereus fernambucensis FRUIT 0.78 Gatti, A.…
Ocypode quadrata WHOLE 0.75 Gatti, A.…
Eugenia FRUIT 0.73 Gatti, A.…
Myrtaceae FRUIT 0.69 Gatti, A.…
Colubridae WHOLE 0.64 Gatti, A.…
Mabuya WHOLE 0.62 Gatti, A.…
Aves EGGS 0.61 Trovati, …
Marlierea FRUIT 0.58 Gatti, A.…
Osteichthyes WHOLE 0.55 Gatti, A.…
Didelphidae WHOLE 0.55 Gatti, A.…
Amphibia WHOLE 0.49 Gatti, A.…
Schinus terebinthifolius FRUIT 0.47 Gatti, A.…
Psidium cattleianum FRUIT 0.42 Gatti, A.…
Rubiaceae FRUIT 0.40 Gatti, A.…
Bothrops jararaca WHOLE 0.38 Gatti, A.…
Ameiva ameiva WHOLE 0.35 Gatti, A.…
Bolomys WHOLE 0.33 Gatti, A.…
Didelphimorphia WHOLE 0.31 Gatti, A.…
Ocotea FRUIT 0.24 Gatti, A.…
Smilax FRUIT 0.22 Gatti, A.…
Scaevola plumieri FRUIT 0.20 Gatti, A.…
Mollusca WHOLE 0.18 Gatti, A.…
Akodon WHOLE 0.13 Gatti, A.…
Gracilinanus microtarsus WHOLE 0.11 Gatti, A.…
Marmosops WHOLE 0.09 Gatti, A.…
Monodelphis WHOLE 0.07 Gatti, A.…
Sylvilagus brasiliensis WHOLE 0.04 Gatti, A.…
Chiroptera WHOLE 0.02 Gatti, A.…

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 Cerdocyon thous.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
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,
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore-Omnivore Carnivore, Insectivore-Omnivore – A. R. Friscia, B. Van Valkenburgh, A. R. Biknevicius, 2007, 'An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, no. 1, pp. 82-100, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore, Frugivore – A. R. Friscia, B. Van Valkenburgh, A. R. Biknevicius, 2007, 'An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, no. 1, pp. 82-100, 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,
Temporal habits nocturnal nocturnal – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cerdocyon thous.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 10 10 - - - 5,603.9 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - - 6,500 - - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 10 10 - - - 5,603.9 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 10 10 - - - 5,603.9 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cerdocyon thous.
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 Cerdocyon thous.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Cerdocyon thous Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cerdocyon thous Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cerdocyon thous Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cerdocyon thous 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
Cerdocyon thous Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cerdocyon thous 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. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cerdocyon thous Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cerdocyon thous Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cerdocyon thous Gatti, A., Bianchi, R., Rosa, C.R.X. and Mendes, S.L., 2006. Diet of two sympatric carnivores, Cerdocyon thous and Procyon cancrivorus, in a restinga area of Espirito Santo State, Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 22(2), pp.227-230. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cerdocyon thous 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. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cerdocyon thous 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
Cerdocyon thous 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
Cerdocyon thous Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cerdocyon thous 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. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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