MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Caenolestes

Accepted taxon: Caenolestes
Taxon:	Caenolestes
Rank:	Genus
Higher Classification:	PAUCITUBERCULATA \| Caenolestidae
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Caenolestes.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^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 Caenolestes.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	– Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985, 'Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials'
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore-Omnivore	Insectivore-Omnivore	– Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985, 'Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials', EUAN G. RITCHIE, 2005, 'Predators with Pouches: the Biology of Carnivorous Marsupials', Austral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 239-240
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985, 'Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials', EUAN G. RITCHIE, 2005, 'Predators with Pouches: the Biology of Carnivorous Marsupials', Austral Ecology, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 239-240

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Caenolestes.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Caenolestes.
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 Caenolestes.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Caenolestes	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Caenolestes	Vieira,E. M., 2003, Carnivory and insectivory in Neotropical marsupials, Predators with pouches: the biology of carnivorous marsupials	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Caenolestes	Lee,A. K., 1985, Evolutionary ecology of marsupials,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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