MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Dasypus septemcinctus

Accepted taxon: Dasypus septemcinctus
Taxon:	Dasypus septemcinctus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CINGULATA \| Dasypodidae \| Dasypodinae \| Dasypus
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 Dasypus septemcinctus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 8, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 10, CP (Crude Protein) 59, EE (Ether Extract) 16. 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 Dasypus septemcinctus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	50.00	Grzimek,B…
Araneae	WHOLE	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Amphibia	WHOLE	16.67	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 Dasypus septemcinctus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore-Omnivore	Insectivore-Omnivore	Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Semifossorial	Semifossorial	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dasypus septemcinctus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	1,450	-	1,800	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	1,500	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Dasypus septemcinctus.
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 Dasypus septemcinctus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Dasypus septemcinctus	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
Dasypus septemcinctus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dasypus septemcinctus	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

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