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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Lagostomus maximus

Accepted taxon: Lagostomus maximus


Accepted taxon: Lagostomus maximus
Taxon: Lagostomus maximus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Chinchillidae | Lagostomus
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 Lagostomus maximus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 23, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 50, CP (Crude Protein) 15, 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 Lagostomus maximus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 38.89 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 27.78 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 22.22 Grzimek,B…
Lilianae STEM 11.11 Damuth, J…

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 Lagostomus maximus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Browser Herbivore-Browser,Herbivore-Grazer Arends, A…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore Arends, A…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Fossorial Fossorial,Terrestrial Arends, A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Lagostomus maximus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 2 2 - - - 1,400 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 3,630 - - Ferreira,…
Body Mass (BM) New World g - - - - - 6,784 - - Arends, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 351 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 2 2 - - - 18.25 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Lagostomus maximus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 13 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 104 - - Engelman,…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 11 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 7 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 33 - - Nelson, A…
BCL, basicranial length nan mm 3 3 - - 25 28 32 3 Ferreira,…
DL, diastema length nan mm 3 3 - - 30 32 34 2 Ferreira,…
FW, frontal width nan mm 3 3 - - 33 35 39 3 Ferreira,…
IW, incisor width nan mm 3 3 - - 8 8 8 0 Ferreira,…
RL, rostral length nan mm 3 3 - - 56 60 66 4 Ferreira,…
skull, condyle-basal length of the skull nan mm 3 3 - - 90 96 102 5 Ferreira,…
TL, total length of skull nan mm 3 3 - - 11 74 106 45 Ferreira,…
Upper T, Upper incisor transverse diameter nan mm 3 3 - - 4 4 5 0 Ferreira,…
UTRW, Upper tooth row length nan mm 3 3 - - 23 25 27 2 Ferreira,…
ZL, zygomatic arc length nan mm 3 3 - - 51 55 57 2 Ferreira,…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Lagostomus maximus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Lagostomus maximus Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lagostomus maximus 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
Lagostomus maximus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lagostomus maximus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lagostomus maximus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lagostomus maximus 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
Lagostomus maximus 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
Lagostomus maximus Ferreira, J.D., Rinderknecht, A., de Moura Bubadué, J., Gasparetto, L.F., Dozo, M.T., Sánchez-Villagra, M.R. and Kerber, L., 2024. Unveiling the neuroanatomy of Josephoartigasia monesi and the evolution of encephalization in caviomorph rodents. Brain Structure and Function, pp.1-15. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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