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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Procyon cancrivorus

Accepted taxon: Procyon cancrivorus


Accepted taxon: Procyon cancrivorus
Taxon: Procyon cancrivorus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Procyonidae | Procyon
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 Procyon cancrivorus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 20, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 15, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 10. 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 Procyon cancrivorus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Didelphis WHOLE 33.33 Rocha-Men…
Anura WHOLE 7.74 Grzimek,B…
Brachyura WHOLE 6.15 Damuth, J…
Mollusca WHOLE 5.33 Damuth, J…
Osteichthyes WHOLE 5.17 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 3.88 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 3.42 Damuth, J…
Squamata WHOLE 2.78 Gatti, A.…
Amphibia WHOLE 2.44 Damuth, J…
Caridea WHOLE 2.38 Grzimek,B…
Allagoptera arenaria FRUIT 2.02 Gatti, A.…
Coleoptera WHOLE 1.96 Gatti, A.…
Testudines EGGS 1.79 Grzimek,B…
Orthoptera WHOLE 1.77 Gatti, A.…
Ocypode quadrata WHOLE 1.70 Gatti, A.…
Cereus fernambucensis FRUIT 1.64 Gatti, A.…
Colubridae WHOLE 1.58 Gatti, A.…
Myrtaceae FRUIT 1.52 Gatti, A.…
Marlierea FRUIT 1.45 Gatti, A.…
Rubiaceae FRUIT 1.39 Gatti, A.…
Scaevola plumieri FRUIT 1.33 Gatti, A.…
Vertebrata WHOLE 1.14 Gatti, A.…
Schinus terebinthifolius FRUIT 1.07 Gatti, A.…
Ameiva ameiva WHOLE 0.95 Gatti, A.…
Aves WHOLE 0.88 Gatti, A.…
Eugenia FRUIT 0.82 Gatti, A.…
Mabuya WHOLE 0.76 Gatti, A.…
Cavia fulgida WHOLE 0.69 Gatti, A.…
Psidium cattleianum FRUIT 0.63 Gatti, A.…
Magnoliopsida SEED 0.60 Grzimek,B…
Bothrops jararaca WHOLE 0.44 Gatti, A.…
Rodentia WHOLE 0.38 Gatti, A.…
Oryzomys WHOLE 0.32 Gatti, A.…
Rattus rattus WHOLE 0.25 Gatti, A.…
Didelphimorphia WHOLE 0.19 Gatti, A.…
Dasypodidae WHOLE 0.13 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 Procyon cancrivorus.
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,
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,
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Scansonal Scansonal – Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Procyon cancrivorus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - - 5,400 - - Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Procyon cancrivorus.
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 Procyon cancrivorus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Procyon cancrivorus Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Procyon cancrivorus Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Procyon cancrivorus 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
Procyon cancrivorus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Procyon cancrivorus 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
Procyon cancrivorus 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
Procyon cancrivorus 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
Procyon cancrivorus 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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