MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Dactylomys dactylinus

Accepted taxon: Dactylomys dactylinus
Taxon:	Dactylomys dactylinus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Echimyidae \| Dactylomyinae \| Dactylomys
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 Dactylomys dactylinus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 25, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 51, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Dactylomys dactylinus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	39.29	Damuth, J…
Bambusa	STEM	33.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	11.90	Damuth, J…
Bambusa	SHOOT	7.14	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	4.76	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	2.38	Grzimek,B…
Insecta	WHOLE	1.19	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 Dactylomys dactylinus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Granivore	Frugivore-Granivore,Herbivore-Browser	Ferreira,…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore,Herbivore	Ferreira,…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	Carvalhae…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dactylomys dactylinus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	650	-	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	890	-	-	Ferreira,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Dactylomys dactylinus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	Nelson, A…
BCL, basicranial length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	24	-	-	Ferreira,…
DL, diastema length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	20	-	-	Ferreira,…
FW, frontal width	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	23	-	-	Ferreira,…
IW, incisor width	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	Ferreira,…
RL, rostral length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	33	-	-	Ferreira,…
skull, condyle-basal length of the skull	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	63	-	-	Ferreira,…
TL, total length of skull	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	69	-	-	Ferreira,…
Upper T, Upper incisor transverse diameter	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	Ferreira,…
UTRW, Upper tooth row length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	14	-	-	Ferreira,…
ZL, zygomatic arc length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	30	-	-	Ferreira,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Dactylomys dactylinus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Dactylomys dactylinus	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dactylomys dactylinus	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
Dactylomys dactylinus	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
Dacytlomys dactylinus	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Dactylomys dactylinus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dactylomys dactylinus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dactylomys dactylinus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dactylomys dactylinus	Carvalhaes, J.G., Tavares, W.C., do Val Vilela, R. and D’Andrea, P.S., 2022. Phylogenetic, Allometric, and Ecological Factors Affecting Morphological Variation in the Scapula and Humerus of Spiny Rats (Rodentia: Echimyidae). Journal of Mammalian Evolution, pp.1-18.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dactylomys dactylinus	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
Dactylomys dactylinus	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

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