MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Inia geoffrensis

Accepted taxon: Inia geoffrensis
Taxon:	Inia geoffrensis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CETACEA \| ODONTOCETI \| Iniidae \| Inia
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 Inia geoffrensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 15, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 4, CP (Crude Protein) 71, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 Inia geoffrensis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Crustacea	WHOLE	25.00	Grzimek,B…
Sciaenidae	WHOLE	20.00	Grzimek,B…
Mollusca	WHOLE	16.67	Grzimek,B…
Cichlidae	WHOLE	15.00	Grzimek,B…
Characidae	WHOLE	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Testudines	WHOLE	8.33	Grzimek,B…
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	5.00	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 Inia geoffrensis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Piscivore and Squid-Eater	Piscivore and Squid-Eater	G. J. Sla…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	G. J. Sla…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Aquatic	Aquatic	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Inia geoffrensis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	100,000	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Inia geoffrensis.
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 Inia geoffrensis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Inia geoffrensis	Slater,G. J., 2010, Diversity versus disparity and the radiation of modern cetaceans, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Inia geoffrensis	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
Inia geoffrensis	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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