Accepted taxon: Microcavia shiptoni
Accepted taxon: Microcavia shiptoni
| Taxon: |
Microcavia shiptoni |
| 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 shiptoni 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 shiptoni.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
66.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
33.33 |
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 Microcavia shiptoni.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Herbivore
|
Herbivore
|
– 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
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Microcavia shiptoni.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
150 |
- |
220 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Microcavia shiptoni.
| 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 |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
19 |
20 |
21 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| breadth of palate at the level of the third upper molar (BPM3) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
9 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| condyle-incisive length (CIL) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
32 |
38 |
42 |
3 |
Teta, P.,… |
| greatest zygomatic breadth (ZB) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
24 |
26 |
28 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| interorbital constriction (IOC) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
8 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| length of incisive foramina (LIF) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
4 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
Teta, P.,… |
| length of nasals (NL) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
11 |
14 |
16 |
2 |
Teta, P.,… |
| length of palate (PL) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
15 |
18 |
20 |
2 |
Teta, P.,… |
| length of the upper diastema (DL) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
8 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| length of tympanic bullae (TBL) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
8 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
Teta, P.,… |
| length of upper toothrow (TRL) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
10 |
11 |
12 |
1 |
Teta, P.,… |
| total length of the skull (TLS) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
38 |
43 |
47 |
3 |
Teta, P.,… |
| width of nasals (NW) |
northwestern Argentina and western Bolivia |
mm |
7 |
7 |
- |
- |
5 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
Teta, P.,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Microcavia shiptoni.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Microcavia shiptoni |
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 shiptoni |
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 |
| Microcavia shiptoni |
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 shiptoni |
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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