MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Ctenomys talarum

Accepted taxon: Ctenomys talarum
Taxon:	Ctenomys talarum
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Ctenomyidae \| Ctenomys
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Ctenomys talarum.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^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 Ctenomys talarum.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Fossorial	Fossorial	– 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.
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.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ctenomys talarum.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	90	-	220	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	New World	g	-	-	-	-	-	116	-	-	Arends, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Ctenomys talarum.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	6	6	-	-	-	163	-	-	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 Ctenomys talarum.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Ctenomys talarum	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Ctenomys talarum	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
Ctenomys talarum	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
Ctenomys talarum	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
Ctenomys talarum	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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