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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Eira barbara

Accepted taxon: Eira barbara


Accepted taxon: Eira barbara
Taxon: Eira barbara
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mustelidae | Mustelinae | Eira
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 Eira barbara diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 21, CP (Crude Protein) 50, EE (Ether Extract) 15. 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 Eira barbara.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Rodentia WHOLE 17.46 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 16.67 Damuth, J…
Vertebrata WHOLE 16.67 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 15.87 Damuth, J…
Aves WHOLE 7.94 Grzimek,B…
Leporidae WHOLE 7.94 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida EXUDATES 6.35 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata CARRION 6.35 Grzimek,B…
Mazama WHOLE 4.76 Nowak,R. …

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 Eira barbara.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Carnivore Carnivore,Frugivore-omnivore A. R. Fri…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore,Frugivore A. R. Fri…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Scansonal Scansonal,Terrestrial Paglia,A.…
Temporal habits diurnal diurnal Rodrigo A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Eira barbara.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 2 2 - - - 4,791.16 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 4,000 7,000 10,000 - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 2 2 - - - 4,791.16 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 2 2 - - - 4,791.16 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Eira barbara.
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 Eira barbara.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Eira barbara Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Eira barbara Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Eira barbara Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Eira barbara Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Eira barbara 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
Eira barbara Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Eira barbara Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Eira barbara Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Eira barbara 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
Eira barbara 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
Eira barbara 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

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