Accepted taxon: Ctenomys emilianus
Accepted taxon: Ctenomys emilianus
| Taxon: |
Ctenomys emilianus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Ctenomyidae | Ctenomys |
| 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 Ctenomys emilianus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 24, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, 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 Ctenomys emilianus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
100.00 |
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 Ctenomys emilianus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Herbivore
|
Herbivore
|
– Ricardo A. Ojeda, Pedro G. Blendinger, Roland Brandl, 2000, 'Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 115-123
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ctenomys emilianus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
154 |
- |
288 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ctenomys emilianus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BB, braincase breadth |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
17 |
20 |
23 |
3 |
Teta, P.,… |
| CIL, condylo-incisive length |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
44 |
47 |
50 |
3 |
Teta, P.,… |
| DL, upper diastema length |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
11 |
13 |
16 |
2 |
Teta, P.,… |
| FL, frontal length |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
13 |
15 |
16 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| IFH, infraorbital foramen height |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
9 |
10 |
10 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| IOC, interorbital constriction |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
10 |
10 |
11 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| MB, mastoid breadth |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
26 |
28 |
30 |
2 |
Teta, P.,… |
| NL, nasal length |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
17 |
17 |
18 |
0 |
Teta, P.,… |
| NW, nasal width |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
7 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| PL, palatal length |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
20 |
22 |
24 |
2 |
Teta, P.,… |
| PM4L, upper fourth premolar length |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
Teta, P.,… |
| RW, rostral width |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
11 |
12 |
13 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| TLS, total length of the skull |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
46 |
51 |
54 |
5 |
Teta, P.,… |
| TRL, upper toothrow length |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
10 |
11 |
12 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| UIW, upper incisors width |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
7 |
8 |
9 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| ZB, greatest zygomatic breadth |
|
mm |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
27 |
29 |
31 |
2 |
Teta, P.,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Ctenomys emilianus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Ctenomys emilianus |
Ojeda,R. A., 2001, Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure, Global Ecology and Biogeography |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ctenomys emilianus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ctenomys emilianus |
Teta, P., Jayat, J.P., Alvarado-Larios, R., Ojeda, A.A., Cuello, P. and D’Elía, G., 2023. An appraisal of the species richness of the Ctenomys mendocinus species group (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae), with the description of two new species from the Andean slopes of west-central Argentina. Vertebrate Zoology, 73, pp.451-474. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ctenomys emilianus |
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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