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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Leontopithecus chrysopygus

Accepted taxon: Leontopithecus chrysopygus


Accepted taxon: Leontopithecus chrysopygus
Taxon: Leontopithecus chrysopygus
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 chrysopygus 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 chrysopygus.
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 2. List of Standard Traits for Leontopithecus chrysopygus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-omnivore Frugivore-omnivore Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christoph…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Leontopithecus chrysopygus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 540 615 690 - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 300 - 700 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Leontopithecus chrysopygus.
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 chrysopygus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Leontopithecus chrysopygus Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Leontopithecus chrysopygus Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Leontopithecus chrysopygus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Leontopithecus chrysopygus 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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