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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Cabassous unicinctus

Accepted taxon: Cabassous unicinctus


Accepted taxon: Cabassous unicinctus
Taxon: Cabassous unicinctus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CINGULATA | Dasypodidae | Tolypeutinae | Cabassous
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 Cabassous unicinctus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 28, CP (Crude Protein) 41, EE (Ether Extract) 23. 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 Cabassous unicinctus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Formicidae WHOLE 37.50 Damuth, J…
Termitidae WHOLE 33.33 Damuth, J…
Acarina WHOLE 10.00 Hayssen,V…
Cornitermes WHOLE 7.50 Hayssen,V…
Syntermitinae WHOLE 5.00 Hayssen,V…
Arthropoda WHOLE 4.17 Hayssen,V…
Isoptera WHOLE 2.50 Hayssen,V…

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 Cabassous unicinctus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Semifossorial Semifossorial – Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Myrmecophage Myrmecophage – John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore – John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cabassous unicinctus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - - 3,200 - - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 - - 3 - 2,090 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 5 - 5 - - 1,790 - - Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cabassous unicinctus.
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 Cabassous unicinctus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Cabassous unicinctus Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cabassous unicinctus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cabassous unicinctus Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cabassous unicinctus 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
Cabassous unicinctus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cabassous unicinctus Hayssen,Virginia, 2014, Cabassous unicinctus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae), Mammalian Species 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cabassous unicinctus 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
Cabassous unicinctus Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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