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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Cuniculus paca

Accepted taxon: Cuniculus paca


Accepted taxon: Cuniculus paca
Taxon: Cuniculus paca
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Cuniculidae | Cuniculus
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 Cuniculus paca diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 16, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 59, CP (Crude Protein) 11, 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 Cuniculus paca.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 40.48 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 25.00 Damuth, J…
Cactaceae SHOOT 16.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 7.14 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BUD 5.36 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 3.57 Grzimek,B…
Fungi SHOOT 1.79 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 Cuniculus paca.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Herbivore Frugivore-Granivore,Frugivore-Herbivore Arends, A…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore Arends, A…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial Arends, A…
Temporal habits nocturnal nocturnal Rodrigo A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cuniculus paca.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 3,627 - 14,000 - Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 2 2 - - - 6,650 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 4 - - 4 - 6,995 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - - 9,300 - - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 - 3 - - 6,375 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 8,825 - - Ferreira,…
Body Mass (BM) New World g - - - - - 9,156 - - Arends, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm 4 - - 4 - 600 - - Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm 3 - 3 - - 627 - - Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 700.15 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 2 2 - - - 27.07 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cuniculus paca.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 35 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 155 - - Engelman,…
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 55 - - McNab, B.…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 32 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 8 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 24 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 6 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 59 - - Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 1 1 - - - 2,747 - - Genoud, M…
BCL, basicranial length nan mm 2 2 - - 30 31 33 2 Ferreira,…
DL, diastema length nan mm 2 2 - - 44 45 46 1 Ferreira,…
FW, frontal width nan mm 2 2 - - 50 53 55 3 Ferreira,…
IW, incisor width nan mm 2 2 - - 8 9 11 2 Ferreira,…
RL, rostral length nan mm 2 2 - - 46 62 78 16 Ferreira,…
skull, condyle-basal length of the skull nan mm 2 2 - - 126 130 134 4 Ferreira,…
TL, total length of skull nan mm 2 2 - - 143 144 145 1 Ferreira,…
Upper T, Upper incisor transverse diameter nan mm 2 2 - - 3 4 4 0 Ferreira,…
UTRW, Upper tooth row length nan mm 2 2 - - 28 28 28 0 Ferreira,…
ZL, zygomatic arc length nan mm 2 2 - - 87 91 94 4 Ferreira,…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Cuniculus paca.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Agouti paca Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Agouti paca McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Agouti paca Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Cuniculus paca Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Agouti paca Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Agouti paca Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Agouti paca Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted
Cuniculus paca 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
Cuniculus paca 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
Cuniculus paca 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
Cuniculus paca 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
Cuniculus paca 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
Cuniculus paca 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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