Accepted taxon: Ctenomys opimus
Accepted taxon: Ctenomys opimus
| Taxon: |
Ctenomys opimus |
| 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 opimus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 17, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 61, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 5.
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 opimus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
50.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
STEM |
33.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
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 Ctenomys opimus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Chile |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
361.5 |
- |
- |
Cofre, H.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
New World |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
214 |
- |
- |
Arends, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
79 |
- |
400 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ctenomys opimus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| femur diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
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 Ctenomys opimus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Ctenomys opimus |
Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ctenomys opimus |
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 opimus |
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 |
| Ctenomys opimus |
Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ctenomys opimus |
McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ctenomys opimus |
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 |
| Ctenomys opimus |
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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