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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Dasyprocta leporina

Accepted taxon: Dasyprocta leporina


Accepted taxon: Dasyprocta leporina
Taxon: Dasyprocta leporina
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 leporina diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 59, CP (Crude Protein) 18, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 Dasyprocta leporina.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SEED 75.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 25.00 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 Dasyprocta leporina.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore – 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, 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: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Granivore Frugivore-Granivore – 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, 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,
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, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dasyprocta leporina.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 - - 3 - 3,332 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 3,000 5,500 8,000 - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 5 - 5 - - 3,992 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) New World g - - - - - 2,687 - - Alexis Ar…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Dasyprocta leporina.
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 leporina.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Dasyprocta leporina Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Dasyprocta leporina McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Dasyprocta leporina Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Dasyprocta leporina 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 leporina 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 leporina Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Dasyprocta leporina 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
Dasyprocta leporina 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
Dasyprocta leporina 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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