MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Chinchillula sahamae

Accepted taxon: Chinchillula sahamae
Taxon:	Chinchillula sahamae
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Cricetidae \| Sigmodontinae \| Chinchillula
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 Chinchillula sahamae diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 22, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 15, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Chinchillula sahamae.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	70.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	15.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SEED	10.00	Damuth, J…
Insecta	WHOLE	5.00	Damuth, J…

^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 Chinchillula sahamae.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	– Cofre, H. and Marquet, P.A., 1999. Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment. Biological Conservation, 88(1), pp.53-68., Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746, Ricardo A. Ojeda, Pedro G. Blendinger, Roland Brandl, 2000, 'Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 115-123
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746
Hypsodonty	2 = mesodont	2 = mesodont	– Pacheco,V. R., 2003, Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data, Unpublished Ph.D.diss., City University of New York

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Chinchillula sahamae.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Chile	g	-	-	-	-	-	139.5	-	-	Cofre, H.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	124	-	200	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Chinchillula sahamae.
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 Chinchillula sahamae.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Chinchillula sahamae	Pacheco,V. R., 2003, Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data, Unpublished Ph.D.diss., City University of New York	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Chinchillula sahamae	Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Chinchillula sahamae	Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Chinchillula sahamae	Ojeda,R. A., 2001, Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure, Global Ecology and Biogeography	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Chinchillula sahamae	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Chinchillula sahamae	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Chinchillula sahamae	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Chinchillula sahamae	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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