Accepted taxon: Dasyprocta azarae
Accepted taxon: Dasyprocta azarae
| Taxon: |
Dasyprocta azarae |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Dasyproctidae | Dasyprocta |
| 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 Dasyprocta azarae diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 64, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 6.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
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Table 1. List of Diet Items for Dasyprocta azarae.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
58.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
25.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
16.67 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dasyprocta azarae.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,100 |
2,650 |
3,200 |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
New World |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,849 |
- |
- |
Alexis Ar… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,300 |
2,900 |
3,500 |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,800 |
3,900 |
5,000 |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Dasyprocta azarae.
| 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 Dasyprocta azarae.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Dasyprocta azarae |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasyprocta aurea |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasyprocta azarae |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasyprocta catrinae |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasyprocta azarae |
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 |
| Dasyprocta azarae |
Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasyprocta azarae |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Dasyprocta azarae |
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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