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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Dolichotis salinicola

Accepted taxon: Dolichotis salinicola


Accepted taxon: Dolichotis salinicola
Taxon: Dolichotis salinicola
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Caviidae | Dolichotinae | Dolichotis
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 Dolichotis salinicola diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 24, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 13, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Dolichotis salinicola.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 33.33 Damuth, J…
Poaceae STEM 22.22 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 16.67 Damuth, J…
Cactaceae SHOOT 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BUD 11.11 Damuth, J…

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 Dolichotis salinicola.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
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
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

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dolichotis salinicola.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) New World g - - - - - 1,613 - - Alexis Ar…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 6 6 - - - 1,966.67 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 6 6 - - - 1,966.67 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 5 5 - - - 1,890 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 6 6 - - - 1,966.67 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Dolichotis salinicola.
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 Dolichotis salinicola.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Dolichotis salinicola Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Dolichotis salinicola 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
Dolichotis salinicola Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pediolagus salinicola Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Dolichotis salinicola 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
Dolichotis salinicola 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
Dolichotis salinicola 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

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