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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Nasua nasua

Accepted taxon: Nasua nasua


Accepted taxon: Nasua nasua
Taxon: Nasua nasua
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Procyonidae | Nasua
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 Nasua nasua diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 25, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 Nasua nasua.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 25.00 Damuth, J…
Arthropoda WHOLE 11.27 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 8.33 Grzimek,B…
Rodentia WHOLE 6.63 Grzimek,B…
Animalia WHOLE 4.17 Damuth, J…
Aves WHOLE 3.03 Rocha-Men…
Syagrus romanzoffiana FRUIT 2.84 Rocha-Men…
Coleoptera WHOLE 2.75 Rocha-Men…
Oryza STEM 2.65 Rocha-Men…
Mammalia WHOLE 2.56 Rocha-Men…
Hymenoptera WHOLE 2.37 Rocha-Men…
Orthoptera WHOLE 2.27 Rocha-Men…
Vertebrata EGGS 2.18 Rocha-Men…
Didelphimorphia WHOLE 2.08 Rocha-Men…
Cebus nigritus WHOLE 1.99 Rocha-Men…
Nectomys squamipes WHOLE 1.89 Rocha-Men…
Mus musculus WHOLE 1.80 Rocha-Men…
Rattus WHOLE 1.70 Rocha-Men…
Cuniculus paca WHOLE 1.61 Rocha-Men…
Serpentes WHOLE 1.52 Rocha-Men…
Marmosops WHOLE 1.42 Rocha-Men…
Monodelphis WHOLE 1.33 Rocha-Men…
Colubridae WHOLE 1.23 Rocha-Men…
Akodon WHOLE 1.23 Rocha-Men…
Oligoryzomys flavescens WHOLE 1.14 Rocha-Men…
Oxymycterus WHOLE 1.04 Rocha-Men…
Thaptomys nigrita WHOLE 0.95 Rocha-Men…
Myocastor coypus WHOLE 0.85 Rocha-Men…
Mazama nana WHOLE 0.76 Rocha-Men…
Hemiptera WHOLE 0.47 Rocha-Men…
Diplopoda WHOLE 0.38 Rocha-Men…
Zea mays STEM 0.28 Rocha-Men…
Maclura tinctoria FRUIT 0.19 Rocha-Men…
Psidium guajava FRUIT 0.09 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 Nasua nasua.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-omnivore Frugivore-omnivore – 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
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore 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, 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 Scansonal, Terrestrial – 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
Temporal habits diurnal diurnal – 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 Nasua nasua.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - - 5,100 - - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 3 - - - 5,542.75 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Nasua nasua.
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 Nasua nasua.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Nasua nasua Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Nasua nasua Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Nasua nasua Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Nasua nasua 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
Nasua nasua Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Nasua nasua 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
Nasua nasua 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
Nasua nasua 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
Nasua nasua 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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