Accepted taxon: Bradypus torquatus
Accepted taxon: Bradypus torquatus
| Taxon: |
Bradypus torquatus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
PILOSA | FOLIVORA | Bradypodidae | Bradypus |
| 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 Bradypus torquatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 25, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 4.
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 Bradypus torquatus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
12.50 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ficus |
LEAF |
12.07 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Fabaceae |
LEAF |
10.36 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Moraceae |
LEAF |
7.39 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Anacardiaceae |
LEAF |
5.02 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Trema micrantha |
LEAF |
3.57 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Cupania |
LEAF |
3.08 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Burseraceae |
LEAF |
2.92 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Cordia |
LEAF |
2.48 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Sapindaceae |
LEAF |
2.43 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Plathymenia |
LEAF |
2.19 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Artocarpus heterophyllus |
LEAF |
1.96 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Trichilia |
LEAF |
1.67 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Sapium glandulosum |
LEAF |
1.67 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Myrtaceae |
LEAF |
1.60 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Tabebuia |
LEAF |
1.58 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Cecropia pachystachya |
LEAF |
1.46 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Brosimum guianense |
LEAF |
1.45 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Heisteria |
LEAF |
1.43 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Ocotea |
LEAF |
1.41 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Brosimum |
LEAF |
1.30 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Guatteria |
LEAF |
1.23 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Mangifera indica |
LEAF |
1.19 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Euphorbiaceae |
LEAF |
1.11 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Eugenia |
LEAF |
1.09 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Plantae |
LEAF |
1.08 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Casearia sylvestris |
LEAF |
1.04 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Lecythidaceae |
LEAF |
1.03 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Velutina |
LEAF |
0.98 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Australis |
LEAF |
0.91 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Lauraceae |
LEAF |
0.90 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Pulchella |
LEAF |
0.80 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Melastomataceae |
LEAF |
0.78 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Ficus americana |
LEAF |
0.78 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Malvaceae |
LEAF |
0.74 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Myrsine st.-johnii |
LEAF |
0.69 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Xylopia |
LEAF |
0.67 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Allophylus |
LEAF |
0.66 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Myrcia splendens |
LEAF |
0.63 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Lacistemataceae |
LEAF |
0.63 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Annona |
LEAF |
0.52 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Byrsonima |
LEAF |
0.51 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Cecropia |
LEAF |
0.45 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Samanea |
LEAF |
0.45 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Anaxagorea |
LEAF |
0.40 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Guapira |
LEAF |
0.38 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Alchornea |
LEAF |
0.33 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Erythroxylum |
LEAF |
0.28 |
Mureb, L.… |
| Striata |
LEAF |
0.21 |
Mureb, L.… |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Bradypus torquatus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
21 |
- |
21 |
- |
- |
6,900 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,250 |
- |
6,200 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,600 |
- |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
15 |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
6,150 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
15 |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
646 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
21 |
- |
21 |
- |
- |
680 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Bradypus torquatus.
| 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 Bradypus torquatus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Bradypus torquatus |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bradypus torquatus |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bradypus torquatus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bradypus torquatus |
Mureb, L.S., Rocha-Santos, L., Cassano, C.R., da Silva Lopes, G., Rosa, B., Miranda, F.R., Miranda, C.R.R. and Giné, G.A.F., 2023. Tree diversity mediates individual diet specialization of the maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus). Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bradypus torquatus |
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 |
| Bradypus torquatus |
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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