Accepted taxon: Leontopithecus caissara
Accepted taxon: Leontopithecus caissara
| Taxon: |
Leontopithecus caissara |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
PRIMATES | HAPLORRHINI | SIMIIFORMES | Cebidae | Callitrichinae | Leontopithecus |
| 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 Leontopithecus caissara diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 23, CP (Crude Protein) 49, EE (Ether Extract) 15.
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 Leontopithecus caissara.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
25.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
21.43 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Araneae |
WHOLE |
17.86 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Gastropoda |
WHOLE |
14.29 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
10.71 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
EGGS |
7.14 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
3.57 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Leontopithecus caissara.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
572 |
- |
675 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
570 |
- |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Leontopithecus caissara.
| 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 Leontopithecus caissara.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Leontopithecus caissara |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Leontopithecus caissara |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Leontopithecus caissara |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Leontopithecus caissara |
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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Leontopithecus caissara
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