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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Akodon montensis

Accepted taxon: Akodon montensis


Accepted taxon: Akodon montensis
Taxon: Akodon montensis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Sigmodontinae | Akodon | Akodon
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 Akodon montensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 16, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 43, CP (Crude Protein) 25, EE (Ether Extract) 7. 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 Akodon montensis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Plantae SHOOT 28.57 Talamoni,…
Arthropoda WHOLE 23.81 Talamoni,…
Magnoliopsida SEED 19.05 Talamoni,…
Magnoliophyta LEAF 14.29 Talamoni,…
Fungi SHOOT 9.52 Talamoni,…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 4.76 Talamoni,…

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 Akodon montensis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore-Omnivore Insectivore-Omnivore Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Akodon montensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 19 - 57 - Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 30 43 56 - Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Akodon montensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Breadth of first lower molar (bm1), greatest crown breadth of the m1 across the paracone-metacone Mato Grosso do Sul state mm 19 19 - - 1 1 1 0 Brandão, …
Breadth of first upper molar (BM1), greatest crown breadth of the M1 across the paraconeprotocone Mato Grosso do Sul state mm 19 19 - - 1 1 1 0 Brandão, …
Breadth of zygomatic plate (BZP), measured across the central area of zygomatic plate Mato Grosso do Sul state mm 19 19 - - 2 3 3 0 Brandão, …
Greatest mandible length (GML), from the most anterior point of the mandible to the posterior point of the mandible (at the condyloid process in Akodon) Mato Grosso do Sul state mm 19 19 - - 14 15 16 1 Brandão, …
Least interorbital breadth (LIB), representing the least distance across the frontal bones Mato Grosso do Sul state mm 19 19 - - 5 5 5 0 Brandão, …
Length of lower molars (lm), from the anterior surface of m1 to posterior margin of m3 Mato Grosso do Sul state mm 19 19 - - 4 4 5 0 Brandão, …
Length of upper molars (LM), from the anterior surface of M1 to posterior margin of M3 Mato Grosso do Sul state mm 19 19 - - 4 4 5 0 Brandão, …

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Akodon montensis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Akodon montensis Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Akodon montensis Talamoni,S. A., 2008, Diet of some species of Neotropical small mammals, Mammalian Biology-Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Akodon montensis Brandão, M.V. and Boroni, N.L., 2022. The First Quaternary record of Akodon kadiweu Brandão, Percequillo, D’Elía, Paresque, & Carmignotto 2021 (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). Zoological Studies, 61(2022). 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Akodon montensis 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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