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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Hystrix cristata

Accepted taxon: Hystrix cristata


Accepted taxon: Hystrix cristata
Taxon: Hystrix cristata
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Hystricidae | Hystrix | Hystrix
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 Hystrix cristata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 57, CP (Crude Protein) 13, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Hystrix cristata.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida ROOT 32.11 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida BARK 19.22 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 12.57 Damuth, J…
Lilianae STEM 8.87 Damuth, J…
Lilianae ROOT 4.41 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata CARRION 4.07 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 4.04 Grzimek,B…
Vitis FRUIT 3.68 Grzimek,B…
Ficus FRUIT 3.31 Grzimek,B…
Phoenix dactylifera FRUIT 2.94 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 1.84 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata WHOLE 1.47 Grzimek,B…
Anura WHOLE 1.10 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata BONES 0.37 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 Hystrix cristata.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Semifossorial Semifossorial – Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411, Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Hystrix cristata.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 1 1 - - - 11,000 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 40 - - 40 - 11,370 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 42 - 42 - - 12,060 - - Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Hystrix cristata.
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 Hystrix cristata.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Hystrix cristata Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Hystrix cristata Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Hystrix cristata 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
Hystrix cristata Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. “Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.” J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387–1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Hystrix cristata Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Hystrix cristata 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
Hystrix cristata 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
Hystrix cristata Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Hystrix cristata 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
Hystrix cristata 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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