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Accepted taxon: Ctenomys


Accepted taxon: Ctenomys
Taxon: Ctenomys
Rank: Genus
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Ctenomyidae
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 Ctenomys diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 21, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 54, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Ctenomys.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 50.00 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida ROOT 25.00 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida STEM 16.67 Nowak,R. …
Poaceae STEM 8.33 Nowak,R. …

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 Ctenomys.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Fossorial Fossorial E Nevo, 1…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ctenomys.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ctenomys.
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 Ctenomys.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Ctenomys Nevo,E., 1979, Adaptive convergence and divergence of subterranean mammals, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ctenomys Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ctenomys Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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