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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Leopardus geoffroyi

Accepted taxon: Leopardus geoffroyi


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]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Leopardus geoffroyi.
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]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Leopardus geoffroyi.
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

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Leopardus geoffroyi.
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…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Leopardus geoffroyi.
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..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Leopardus geoffroyi.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Leopardus geoffroyi Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Leopardus geoffroyi Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Oncifelis geoffroyi 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 geoffroyi Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Felis geoffroyi Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Felis geoffroyi Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Leopardus geoffroyi 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. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Leopardus geoffroyi DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Leopardus geoffroyi 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
Leopardus geoffroyi 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
Leopardus geoffroyi Juhn, M.S., Balisi, M.A., Doughty, E.M., Friscia, A.R., Howenstine, A.O., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S. and Van Valkenburgh, B., 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology, pp.1-10. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Leopardus geoffroyi 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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