MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Leopardus colocolo

Accepted taxon: Leopardus colocolo
Taxon:	Leopardus colocolo
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CARNIVORA \| FELIFORMIA \| Felidae \| Felinae \| Leopardus
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 Leopardus colocolo diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 7, CP (Crude Protein) 57, EE (Ether Extract) 24. 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 Leopardus colocolo.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Cavia	WHOLE	16.67	Grzimek,B…
Aves	WHOLE	11.11	Damuth, J…
Mammalia	WHOLE	11.11	Grzimek,B…
Rodentia	WHOLE	11.11	Damuth, J…
Cavia aperea	WHOLE	10.00	Migliorin…
Oligoryzomys	WHOLE	8.89	Migliorin…
Passeriformes	WHOLE	7.78	Migliorin…
Tinamiformes	WHOLE	6.30	Migliorin…
Akodon	WHOLE	4.44	Migliorin…
Cuculiformes	WHOLE	3.70	Migliorin…
Psittaciformes	WHOLE	3.70	Migliorin…
Deltamys kempi	WHOLE	3.33	Migliorin…
Leptodactylus chaquensis	WHOLE	1.85	Migliorin…

^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 Leopardus colocolo.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Animalivore, Frugivore	– Cofre, H. and Marquet, P.A., 1999. Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment. Biological Conservation, 88(1), pp.53-68., John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Carnivore	Carnivore	– Cofre, H. and Marquet, P.A., 1999. Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment. Biological Conservation, 88(1), pp.53-68.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Leopardus colocolo.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Chile	g	-	-	-	-	-	2,950	-	-	Cofre, H.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Leopardus colocolo.
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 Leopardus colocolo.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Oncifelis colocolo	Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Lynchailurus colocolo	Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Oncifelis colocolo	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Felis colocolo	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Oncifelis colocolo	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Felis colocolo	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Leopardus colocola	Migliorini, R.P., Peters, F.B., Favarini, M.O. and Kasper, C.B., 2018. Trophic ecology of sympatric small cats in the Brazilian Pampa. PLoS One, 13(7), p.e0201257.	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Leopardus colocolo	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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