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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Cebus apella

Accepted taxon: Cebus apella


Accepted taxon: Cebus apella
Taxon: Cebus apella
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PRIMATES | HAPLORRHINI | SIMIIFORMES | Cebidae | Cebinae | Cebus
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 Cebus apella diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 44, CP (Crude Protein) 29, EE (Ether Extract) 10. 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 Cebus apella.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 25.00 Damuth, J…
Arecaceae SEED 13.33 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida NECTAR/JUICE 10.15 Damuth, J…
Arthropoda WHOLE 10.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 7.58 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata WHOLE 6.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida STEM 6.06 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 5.30 Grzimek,B…
Anura WHOLE 4.55 Grzimek,B…
Reptilia WHOLE 3.79 Grzimek,B…
Aves WHOLE 3.03 Grzimek,B…
Chiroptera WHOLE 2.27 Grzimek,B…
Mammalia WHOLE 1.52 Grzimek,B…
Animalia WHOLE 0.76 Grzimek,B…

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 Cebus apella.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal – Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-omnivore Frugivore-omnivore – 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 Frugivore Frugivore – 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 Cebus apella.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 1,300 3,050 4,800 - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 - 3 - - 1,758 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 9 9 - - - 2,652.22 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 9 9 - - - 2,652.22 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cebus apella.
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 Cebus apella.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Cebus apella Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cebus apella Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sapajus apella Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Cebus apella 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
Cebus apella Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cebus apella 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
Sapajus apella 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. 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Sapajus apella 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. 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Sapajus apella 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. 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted

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