Accepted taxon: Leopardus geoffroyi
| Taxon: | Leopardus geoffroyi |
|---|---|
| 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 geoffroyi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 6, CP (Crude Protein) 58, EE (Ether Extract) 26.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aves | WHOLE | 20.01 | Damuth, J… |
| Mammalia | WHOLE | 13.89 | Grzimek,B… |
| Rodentia | WHOLE | 11.11 | Damuth, J… |
| Osteichthyes | WHOLE | 5.56 | Grzimek,B… |
| Cavia aperea | WHOLE | 3.85 | Migliorin… |
| Oligoryzomys | WHOLE | 3.69 | Migliorin… |
| Oxymycterus | WHOLE | 3.44 | Migliorin… |
| Holochilus | WHOLE | 3.38 | Migliorin… |
| Mus musculus | WHOLE | 3.08 | Migliorin… |
| Dasyprocta azarae | WHOLE | 3.03 | Migliorin… |
| Deltamys kempi | WHOLE | 2.97 | Migliorin… |
| Rattus rattus | WHOLE | 2.87 | Migliorin… |
| Gruiformes | WHOLE | 2.51 | Migliorin… |
| Passeriformes | WHOLE | 2.21 | Migliorin… |
| Lepus europaeus | WHOLE | 2.21 | Migliorin… |
| Rattus norvegicus | WHOLE | 2.05 | Migliorin… |
| Monodelphis | WHOLE | 1.95 | Migliorin… |
| Anura | WHOLE | 1.90 | Migliorin… |
| Akodon | WHOLE | 1.90 | Migliorin… |
| Columbiformes | WHOLE | 1.49 | Migliorin… |
| Galliformes | WHOLE | 1.28 | Migliorin… |
| Cricetidae | WHOLE | 1.13 | Migliorin… |
| Erythrolamprus | WHOLE | 0.97 | Migliorin… |
| Didelphinae | WHOLE | 0.97 | Migliorin… |
| Tinamiformes | WHOLE | 0.87 | Migliorin… |
| Squamata | WHOLE | 0.67 | Migliorin… |
| Atractus reticulatus | WHOLE | 0.56 | Migliorin… |
| Bothrops pubescens | WHOLE | 0.46 | 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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Carnivore | Carnivore | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Juhn, M., Balisi, M., Doughty, E., Friscia, A., Howenstine, A., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S., Van Valkenburgh, B. 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology. None(None), pp.1-10. Available at: 10.1017/pab.2024.27., Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Animalivore | Animalivore | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Juhn, M., Balisi, M., Doughty, E., Friscia, A., Howenstine, A., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S., Van Valkenburgh, B. 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology. None(None), pp.1-10. Available at: 10.1017/pab.2024.27., Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition |
| Temporal habits | nocturnal and crepuscular | nocturnal and crepuscular | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554 |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 | Terrestrial | Scansonal, Terrestrial | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 4,155 | - | - | Juhn, M.,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | Brazil | g | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.2 | - | Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 2,000 | - | 8,000 | - | Freudenth… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| femur circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| relative blade length (RBL) | nan | unitless | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | Juhn, M.S… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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