MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Ateles marginatus

Accepted taxon: Ateles marginatus
Taxon:	Ateles marginatus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	PRIMATES \| HAPLORRHINI \| SIMIIFORMES \| Atelidae \| Atelinae \| Ateles
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 Ateles marginatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 53, CP (Crude Protein) 21, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 Ateles marginatus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SEED	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	20.00	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	BUD	13.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FLOWER	11.11	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	8.89	Grzimek,B…
Insecta	WHOLE	6.67	Grzimek,B…
Arachnida	WHOLE	4.44	Grzimek,B…
Aves	EGGS	2.22	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 Ateles marginatus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Herbivore	Frugivore-Herbivore	Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ateles marginatus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	5,000	5,500	6,000	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	6,000	-	8,500	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Ateles marginatus.
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 Ateles marginatus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Ateles marginatus	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
Ateles marginatus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Ateles marginatus	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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