Accepted taxon: Chaetophractus villosus
Accepted taxon: Chaetophractus villosus
| Taxon: |
Chaetophractus villosus |
| 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 villosus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 9, CP (Crude Protein) 38, EE (Ether Extract) 9.
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 villosus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
36.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
20.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
18.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
13.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
11.67 |
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 villosus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Insectivore
|
Insectivore
|
– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore, Frugivore
|
– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, Hernán Cofre, Pablo A Marquet, 1999, 'Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment', Biological Conservation, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 53-68
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Chaetophractus villosus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Chile |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,370 |
- |
- |
Hernán… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Chaetophractus villosus.
| 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 villosus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Chaetophractus villosus |
Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chaetophractus villosus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chaetophractus villosus |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chaetophractus villosus |
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 villosus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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