Accepted taxon: Chinchilla chinchilla
Accepted taxon: Chinchilla chinchilla
| Taxon: |
Chinchilla chinchilla |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Chinchillidae | Chinchilla |
| 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 Chinchilla chinchilla diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 22, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 43, CP (Crude Protein) 19, EE (Ether Extract) 5.
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 Chinchilla chinchilla.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
83.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
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 Chinchilla chinchilla.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 |
Herbivore |
Herbivore |
Cofre, H.… |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Chinchilla chinchilla.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Chile |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
500 |
- |
- |
Cofre, H.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Chinchilla chinchilla.
| 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 Chinchilla chinchilla.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Chinchilla brevicaudata |
Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation |
50: Synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chinchilla brevicaudata |
Ojeda,R. A., 2001, Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure, Global Ecology and Biogeography |
50: Synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chinchilla brevicaudata |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
50: Synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chinchilla brevicaudata |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
50: Synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
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