MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Kerodon rupestris

Accepted taxon: Kerodon rupestris
Taxon:	Kerodon rupestris
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Caviidae \| Hydrochoerinae \| Kerodon
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 Kerodon rupestris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 23, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 55, CP (Crude Protein) 10, 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 Kerodon rupestris.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	100.00	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 Kerodon rupestris.
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	Terrestrial	Semifossorial,Terrestrial	Arends, A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Kerodon rupestris.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	45	45	-	-	-	612	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	420	-	1,000	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	700	800	900	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	New World	g	-	-	-	-	-	801	-	-	Arends, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	815	-	-	Ferreira,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	7	7	-	-	-	610	-	-	Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	340	-	-	Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	45	45	-	-	-	297	-	-	Nelson, A…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	-	12.56	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Kerodon rupestris.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	69	-	-	Engelman,…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	McNab, B.…
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	Nelson, A…
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	30	-	-	Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	2	2	-	-	-	367	-	-	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 Kerodon rupestris.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Kerodon rupestris	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Kerodon ruprestris	Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of Ã¢â‚¬ËœcaviomorphÃ¢â‚¬â„¢rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Kerodon rupestris	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
Kerodon rupestris	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Kerodon rupestris	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Kerodon rupestris	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Kerodon rupestris	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
Kerodon rupestris	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
Kerodon rupestris	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
Kerodon rupestris	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
Kerodon rupestris	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
Kerodon rupestris	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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