MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Trichechus inunguis

Accepted taxon: Trichechus inunguis
Taxon:	Trichechus inunguis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	SIRENIA \| Trichechidae \| Trichechus
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 Trichechus inunguis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 24, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 13, 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 Trichechus inunguis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	100.00	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 Trichechus inunguis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Grazer	Herbivore-Grazer	Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Aquatic	Aquatic	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Trichechus inunguis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	500,000	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Trichechus inunguis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	208	-	-	McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	1	1	-	-	-	8,531	-	-	Genoud, M…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Trichechus inunguis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Trichechus inunguis	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
Trichechus inunguis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Trichechus inunguis	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Trichechus inunguis	McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Trichechus inunguis	Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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