Accepted taxon: Hystrix cristata
Accepted taxon: Hystrix cristata
| Taxon: |
Hystrix cristata |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Hystricidae | Hystrix | Hystrix |
| 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 Hystrix cristata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 57, CP (Crude Protein) 13, 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 Hystrix cristata.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
32.11 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BARK |
19.22 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
12.57 |
Damuth, J… |
| Lilianae |
STEM |
8.87 |
Damuth, J… |
| Lilianae |
ROOT |
4.41 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
4.07 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
4.04 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vitis |
FRUIT |
3.68 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ficus |
FRUIT |
3.31 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Phoenix dactylifera |
FRUIT |
2.94 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
1.84 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
1.47 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
1.10 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
BONES |
0.37 |
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 Hystrix cristata.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 |
Semifossorial |
Semifossorial |
Joshua X.… |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Hystrix cristata.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
42 |
- |
42 |
- |
- |
12,060 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
11,000 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
40 |
- |
- |
40 |
- |
11,370 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
750 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
40 |
- |
- |
40 |
- |
730.1 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
nan |
mm |
42 |
- |
42 |
- |
- |
733.7 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) |
nan |
mm |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
33.32 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Hystrix cristata.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
32 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
135 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| neck length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
46 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Hystrix cristata.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Hystrix cristata |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hystrix cristata |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hystrix cristata |
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 |
| Hystrix cristata |
Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. “Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.†J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387–1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hystrix cristata |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hystrix cristata |
Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hystrix cristata |
Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hystrix cristata |
Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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