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.
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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) |
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Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
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Herbivore-Browser
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Herbivore-Browser
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– B.-E. Saether, I. J. Gordon, 1994, 'The Adaptive Significance of Reproductive Strategies in Ungulates', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 256, no. 1347, pp. 263-268, M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142
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Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
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Herbivore
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Herbivore
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– B.-E. Saether, I. J. Gordon, 1994, 'The Adaptive Significance of Reproductive Strategies in Ungulates', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 256, no. 1347, pp. 263-268, M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142
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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,… |
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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