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]
| 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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Herbivore | Herbivore | – Arends, A. and McNab, B.K., 2001. The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 130(1), pp.105-122., Cofre, H. and Marquet, P.A., 1999. Conservation status, rarity, and geographic priorities for conservation of Chilean mammals: an assessment. Biological Conservation, 88(1), pp.53-68., Ricardo A. Ojeda, Pedro G. Blendinger, Roland Brandl, 2000, 'Mammals in South American drylands: faunal similarity and trophic structure', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 115-123 |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 | Terrestrial | Terrestrial | – Arends, A. and McNab, B.K., 2001. The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 130(1), pp.105-122. |
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Herbivore-Grazer | Herbivore-Grazer | – Arends, A. and McNab, B.K., 2001. The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 130(1), pp.105-122. |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | New World | g | - | - | - | - | - | 255 | - | - | Arends, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 80 | - | 500 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | Chile | g | - | - | - | - | - | 255.2 | - | - | Cofre, H.… |
| 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..
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