Accepted taxon: Dasypus novemcinctus
Accepted taxon: Dasypus novemcinctus
| Taxon: |
Dasypus novemcinctus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CINGULATA | Dasypodidae | Dasypodinae | Dasypus |
| 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 Dasypus novemcinctus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 20, CP (Crude Protein) 48, EE (Ether Extract) 17.
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 Dasypus novemcinctus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
18.07 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
13.30 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
10.58 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
9.05 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
LARVAE |
5.71 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
5.27 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
5.11 |
Redford,K… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
4.96 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
4.85 |
Damuth, J… |
| Hymenoptera |
WHOLE |
4.85 |
Redford,K… |
| Myriapoda |
WHOLE |
4.20 |
Redford,K… |
| Lepidoptera |
WHOLE |
4.07 |
Redford,K… |
| Coleoptera |
LARVAE |
3.06 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Formicidae |
LARVAE |
2.55 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Amphibia |
WHOLE |
1.86 |
Redford,K… |
| Isoptera |
WHOLE |
1.56 |
Redford,K… |
| Aves |
EGGS |
0.95 |
Reid,F., … |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dasypus novemcinctus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,650 |
- |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
4,663.06 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
4,663.06 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
3 |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
3,468 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
4,663.06 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
3 |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
5,270 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Dasypus novemcinctus.
| 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 Dasypus novemcinctus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
MedellÃÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
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 |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
Redford,K. H., 1986, Dietary specialization and variation in two mammalian myrmecophages (variation in mammalian myrmecophagy), Revista Chilena de Historia Natural |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E., Wolff, J.O., Khan, M.K., Smith, K., Allen, A.P., Bulbert, M., Buzatto, B.A., Eldridge, M.D. and Falster, D., 2022. AnimalTraits-a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data, 9(1), p.265. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
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 |
| Dasypus novemcinctus |
Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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