Accepted taxon: Atherurus macrourus
Accepted taxon: Atherurus macrourus
| Taxon: |
Atherurus macrourus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Hystricidae | Atherurus |
| 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 Atherurus macrourus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 17, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 60, CP (Crude Protein) 11, 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.
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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 Atherurus macrourus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| No trait values available. |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Atherurus macrourus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,000 |
- |
4,300 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Atherurus macrourus.
| 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 Atherurus macrourus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Atherurus macrourus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Atherurus macrourus |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Atherurus macrourus |
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 |
| Atherurus macrourus |
Beaudrot, L., Acevedo, M.A., Gorczynski, D. and Harris, N.C., 2024. Geographic differences in body size distributions underlie food web connectance of tropical forest mammals. Scientific Reports, 14(1), pp.1-10. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Atherurus macrourus |
Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Atherurus macrourus
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