MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Holochilus sciureus

Accepted taxon: Holochilus sciureus
Taxon:	Holochilus sciureus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Cricetidae \| Sigmodontinae \| Holochilus
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Holochilus sciureus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^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 Holochilus sciureus.
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.…
Hypsodonty	2 = mesodont	2 = mesodont	Pacheco,V…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Semiaquatic	Semiaquatic	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Holochilus sciureus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	112	-	180	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	90	145	200	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Holochilus sciureus.
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 Holochilus sciureus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Holochilus sciureus	Pacheco,V. R., 2003, Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data, Unpublished Ph.D.diss., City University of New York	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Holochilus sciureus	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
Holochilus sciureus	Hice,C. L., 2011, The non-volant mammals of the EstaciÃƒÂ³n BiolÃƒÂ³gica Allpahuayo: Assessment of the natural history and community ecology of a proposed reserve,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Holochilus sciureus	DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University).	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Holochilus sciureus	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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