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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Tapirus bairdii

Accepted taxon: Tapirus bairdii


Accepted taxon: Tapirus bairdii
Taxon: Tapirus bairdii
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PERISSODACTYLA | Tapiridae | Tapirus
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 Tapirus bairdii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 22, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 55, CP (Crude Protein) 11, 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 Tapirus bairdii.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 60.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 26.67 Damuth, J…
Poaceae STEM 13.33 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 Tapirus bairdii.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Herbivore Frugivore-Herbivore,Herbivore-Browser,Herbivore-Mixed feeder Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Frugivore,Herbivore Abraham, …
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial Rodrigo A…
Temporal habits diurnal diurnal Rodrigo A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Tapirus bairdii.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 1 1 - - - 272,155 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 150,000 - 540,000 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 1,890 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 1 1 - - - 84.78 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Tapirus bairdii.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 159 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 421 - - Engelman,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) nan unitless - - - - - 1 - - Abraham, …
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 113 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 29 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 100 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 29 - - Nelson, A…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Tapirus bairdii.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Tapirus bairdii Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tapirus bairdii Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tapirus bairdii Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tapirus bairdii 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
Tapirus bairdii Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tapirus bairdii 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
Tapirus bairdii Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tapirus bairdii 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
Tapirus bairdii 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
Tapirus bairdii Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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