MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Aotus nigriceps

Accepted taxon: Aotus nigriceps
Taxon:	Aotus nigriceps
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	PRIMATES \| HAPLORRHINI \| SIMIIFORMES \| Aotidae \| Aotus
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 Aotus nigriceps diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 20, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 53, CP (Crude Protein) 15, EE (Ether Extract) 6. 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 Aotus nigriceps.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	22.22	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	SEED	19.44	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	16.67	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	BARK	13.89	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FLOWER	11.11	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	EXUDATES	8.33	Grzimek,B…
Insecta	WHOLE	5.56	Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata	WHOLE	2.78	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 Aotus nigriceps.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-omnivore	Frugivore-omnivore	John G. R…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	John G. R…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	Christoph…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Aotus nigriceps.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	800	950	1,100	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	750	-	1,250	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Aotus nigriceps.
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 Aotus nigriceps.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Aotus nigriceps	Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aotus nigriceps	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aotus nigriceps	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
Aotus nigriceps	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aotus nigriceps	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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