MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Pudu mephistophiles

Accepted taxon: Pudu mephistophiles
Taxon:	Pudu mephistophiles
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Cervidae \| Capreolinae \| Pudu
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 Pudu mephistophiles diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 27, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 51, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Pudu mephistophiles.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	20.00	Grzimek,B…
Bambusa	STEM	17.78	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	15.56	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	BARK	13.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	11.11	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	BUD	8.89	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FLOWER	6.67	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	6.67	Grzimek,B…

^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 Pudu mephistophiles.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	B.-E. Sae…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	B.-E. Sae…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Pudu mephistophiles.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	9,600	-	-	Wimberly,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Pudu mephistophiles.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa	nan	cm	2	2	-	-	-	6	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width	nan	cm	2	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull	nan	cm	2	2	-	-	-	15	-	-	Quibod, M…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Pudu mephistophiles.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Pudu mephistopheles	Saether,B. E., 1994, The adaptive significance of reproductive strategies in ungulates, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.Series B: Biological Sciences	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Pudu mephistopheles	Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Pudu mephistophiles	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pudu mephistophiles	Quibod, M.N.R.M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F. and Tomlinson, K.W., 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad068.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pudu mephistophiles	Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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