MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Otaria flavescens

Accepted taxon: Otaria flavescens
Taxon:	Otaria flavescens
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CARNIVORA \| CANIFORMIA \| Otariidae \| Otaria
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 Otaria flavescens diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 13, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 5, CP (Crude Protein) 68, EE (Ether Extract) 13. 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 Otaria flavescens.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	36.67	Grzimek,B…
Crustacea	WHOLE	23.33	Grzimek,B…
Teuthida	WHOLE	15.00	Nowak,R. …
Otariidae	WHOLE	11.67	Grzimek,B…
Cephalopoda	WHOLE	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Spheniscidae	WHOLE	3.33	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 Otaria flavescens.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Carnivore	Carnivore	Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Aquatic	Aquatic	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Otaria flavescens.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass - Female (BM-F)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	144,000	-	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass - Male (BM-M)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	3,200,000	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Otaria flavescens.
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 Otaria flavescens.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Otaria flavescens	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Otaria flavescens	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Otaria byronia	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted

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