MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Microcavia niata

Accepted taxon: Microcavia niata
Taxon:	Microcavia niata
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Caviidae \| Caviinae \| Microcavia
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 Microcavia niata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 61, CP (Crude Protein) 9, 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 Microcavia niata.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	66.67	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	33.33	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 Microcavia niata.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Grazer	Herbivore-Grazer	Arends, A…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Arends, A…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	Arends, A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Microcavia niata.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Chile	g	-	-	-	-	-	255.2	-	-	Cofre, H.…
Body Mass (BM)	New World	g	-	-	-	-	-	255	-	-	Arends, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	80	-	500	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Microcavia niata.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
breadth of braincase (BB)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	20	21	22	1	Teta, P.,…
breadth of palate at the level of the third upper molar (BPM3)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	10	11	12	0	Teta, P.,…
condyle-incisive length (CIL)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	35	39	41	2	Teta, P.,…
greatest zygomatic breadth (ZB)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	26	29	31	1	Teta, P.,…
interorbital constriction (IOC)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	10	11	12	1	Teta, P.,…
length of incisive foramina (LIF)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	4	5	6	1	Teta, P.,…
length of nasals (NL)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	13	15	16	1	Teta, P.,…
length of palate (PL)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	16	18	20	1	Teta, P.,…
length of the upper diastema (DL)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	8	9	10	1	Teta, P.,…
length of tympanic bullae (TBL)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	11	12	13	0	Teta, P.,…
length of upper toothrow (TRL)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	9	10	11	1	Teta, P.,…
total length of the skull (TLS)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	40	44	47	2	Teta, P.,…
width of nasals (NW)	northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia	mm	18	18	-	-	7	8	9	1	Teta, P.,…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	McNab, B.…
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	6	6	-	-	-	176	-	-	Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	6	6	-	-	-	176	-	-	Genoud, M…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Microcavia niata.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Microcavia niata	Cofre,H., 1999, Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment, Biological Conservation	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Microcavia niata	Ojeda,R. A., 2001, Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure, Global Ecology and Biogeography	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Microcavia niata	Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of Ã¢â‚¬ËœcaviomorphÃ¢â‚¬â„¢rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Microcavia niata	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Microcavia niata	Teta, P., Jayat, P., Ortiz, P.E. and D’Elía, G., 2023. Morphological redescription, phylogenetic position, and distribution of the near threatened cavy Microcavia shiptoni (Thomas, 1925), with a key for the living species of Microcavia. Mammalia, 87(1), pp.70-80.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Microcavia niata	McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Microcavia niata	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
Microcavia niata	Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Microcavia niata	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

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