MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Geocapromys ingrahami

Accepted taxon: Geocapromys ingrahami
Taxon:	Geocapromys ingrahami
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Capromyidae \| Capromyinae \| Geocapromys
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 Geocapromys ingrahami diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 37, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 45, CP (Crude Protein) 6, 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 Geocapromys ingrahami.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	BARK	50.00	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	16.67	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 Geocapromys ingrahami.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	Arends, A…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Arends, A…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	Arends, A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Geocapromys ingrahami.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	New World	g	-	-	-	-	-	775	-	-	Arends, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	2	2	-	-	-	660.2	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	660	-	1,090	-	Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	304	-	-	Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	-	11.51	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Geocapromys ingrahami.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	63	-	-	Engelman,…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	McNab, B.…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Geocapromys ingrahami.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Geocapromys ingrahami	Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of Ã¢â‚¬ËœcaviomorphÃ¢â‚¬â„¢rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Geocapromys ingrahami	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Geocapromys ingrahami	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Geocapromys ingrahami	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
Geocapromys ingrahami	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
Geocapromys ingrahami	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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