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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Chinchilla lanigera

Accepted taxon: Chinchilla lanigera


Accepted taxon: Chinchilla lanigera
Taxon: Chinchilla lanigera
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Chinchillidae | Chinchilla
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 Chinchilla lanigera diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 23, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 46, CP (Crude Protein) 17, EE (Ether Extract) 5. 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 Chinchilla lanigera.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 50.00 Damuth, J…
Poaceae STEM 25.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SEED 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 8.33 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 Chinchilla lanigera.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial – Alexis Arends, Brian K McNab, 2001, 'The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’ rodents', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 130, no. 1, pp. 105-122
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Grazer Herbivore-Grazer – Alexis Arends, Brian K McNab, 2001, 'The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’ rodents', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 130, no. 1, pp. 105-122, 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 Herbivore Herbivore – Alexis Arends, Brian K McNab, 2001, 'The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’ rodents', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 130, no. 1, pp. 105-122, 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 Chinchilla lanigera.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) New World g - - - - - 426 - - Alexis Ar…
Body Mass (BM) Chile g - - - - - 435.5 - - Hernán…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Chinchilla lanigera.
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 Chinchilla lanigera.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Chinchilla lanigera Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Chinchilla lanigera McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Chinchilla lanigera 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
Chinchilla laniger Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Chinchilla lanigera Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Chinchilla lanigera 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

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