MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Chaetophractus nationi

Accepted taxon: Chaetophractus nationi
Taxon:	Chaetophractus nationi
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CINGULATA \| Dasypodidae \| Euphractinae \| Chaetophractus
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 Chaetophractus nationi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 14, CP (Crude Protein) 58, EE (Ether Extract) 13. 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 Chaetophractus nationi.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	33.33	Damuth, J…
Vertebrata	WHOLE	31.67	Damuth, J…
Arthropoda	WHOLE	13.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	11.67	Damuth, J…
Vertebrata	CARRION	10.00	Damuth, J…

^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 Chaetophractus nationi.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Brian K. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Chaetophractus nationi.
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 Chaetophractus nationi.
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 Chaetophractus nationi.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Chaetophractus nationi	McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Chaetophractus nationi	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
Chaetophractus nationi	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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