MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Coendou nycthemera

Accepted taxon: Coendou nycthemera
Taxon:	Coendou nycthemera
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Erethizontidae \| Erethizontinae \| Coendou
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 Coendou nycthemera diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 24, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 13, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Coendou nycthemera.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	100.00	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 Coendou nycthemera.
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.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	Christoph…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Coendou nycthemera.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	3,360	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Coendou nycthemera.
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 Coendou nycthemera.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Coendou koopmani	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Coendou nycthemera	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
Coendou koopmani	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted

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