Accepted taxon: Zaedyus pichiy
Accepted taxon: Zaedyus pichiy
| Taxon: |
Zaedyus pichiy |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CINGULATA | Dasypodidae | Euphractinae | Zaedyus |
| 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 Zaedyus pichiy diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 16, CP (Crude Protein) 54, EE (Ether Extract) 16.
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 Zaedyus pichiy.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Apoidea |
WHOLE |
14.29 |
Superina,… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
12.64 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
8.50 |
Damuth, J… |
| Animalia |
WHOLE |
8.30 |
Damuth, J… |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
7.69 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
7.14 |
Damuth, J… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
6.80 |
Superina,… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
5.54 |
Superina,… |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
4.63 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
4.56 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Animalia |
LARVAE |
3.81 |
Superina,… |
| Insecta |
LARVAE |
2.86 |
Superina,… |
| Formicidae |
LARVAE |
2.86 |
Superina,… |
| Coleoptera |
LARVAE |
1.88 |
Superina,… |
| Animalia |
CARRION |
1.43 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Scorpiones |
WHOLE |
1.41 |
Superina,… |
| Araneae |
WHOLE |
1.26 |
Superina,… |
| Diptera |
LARVAE |
1.10 |
Superina,… |
| Amphisbaena |
WHOLE |
0.95 |
Superina,… |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
0.78 |
Superina,… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
0.63 |
Superina,… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
0.47 |
Superina,… |
| Phasmida |
WHOLE |
0.31 |
Superina,… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
0.16 |
Superina,… |
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 Zaedyus pichiy.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
850 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Chile |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,020 |
- |
- |
Hernán… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Zaedyus pichiy.
| 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 Zaedyus pichiy.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
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 |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Superina,Mariella, 2014, Zaedyus pichiy (Cingulata: Dasypodidae), Mammalian Species |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Superina,Mariella, 2014, Zaedyus pichiy (Cingulata: Dasypodidae), Mammalian Species |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
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 |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
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 |
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