Accepted taxon: Zaedyus pichiy
Accepted taxon: Zaedyus pichiy
| Taxon: |
Zaedyus pichiy |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CINGULATA | Dasypodidae | Euphractinae | Zaedyus |
| 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 Zaedyus pichiy diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 16, CP (Crude Protein) 54, 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 Zaedyus pichiy.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Apoidea |
WHOLE |
14.29 |
Superina,… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
12.64 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
8.50 |
Damuth, J… |
| Animalia |
WHOLE |
8.30 |
Damuth, J… |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
7.69 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
7.14 |
Damuth, J… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
6.80 |
Superina,… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
5.54 |
Superina,… |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
4.63 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
4.56 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Animalia |
LARVAE |
3.81 |
Superina,… |
| Insecta |
LARVAE |
2.86 |
Superina,… |
| Formicidae |
LARVAE |
2.86 |
Superina,… |
| Coleoptera |
LARVAE |
1.88 |
Superina,… |
| Animalia |
CARRION |
1.43 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Scorpiones |
WHOLE |
1.41 |
Superina,… |
| Araneae |
WHOLE |
1.26 |
Superina,… |
| Diptera |
LARVAE |
1.10 |
Superina,… |
| Amphisbaena |
WHOLE |
0.95 |
Superina,… |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
0.78 |
Superina,… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
0.63 |
Superina,… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
0.47 |
Superina,… |
| Phasmida |
WHOLE |
0.31 |
Superina,… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
0.16 |
Superina,… |
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 Zaedyus pichiy.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Insectivore
|
Insectivore
|
– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore, Frugivore
|
– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, Cofre, H. and Marquet, P.A., 1999. Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment. Biological Conservation, 88(1), pp.53-68.
|
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Semifossorial
|
Semifossorial
|
– Superina, M. and Abba, A.M., 2014. Zaedyus pichiy (Cingulata: Dasypodidae). Mammalian Species, 46(905), pp.1-10.
|
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Zaedyus pichiy.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
66 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| femur diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
393 |
- |
- |
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 Zaedyus pichiy.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Superina,Mariella, 2014, Zaedyus pichiy (Cingulata: Dasypodidae), Mammalian Species |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Superina,Mariella, 2014, Zaedyus pichiy (Cingulata: Dasypodidae), Mammalian Species |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
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 |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
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 |
| Zaedyus pichiy |
Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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