MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Kannabateomys amblyonyx

Accepted taxon: Kannabateomys amblyonyx
Taxon:	Kannabateomys amblyonyx
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Echimyidae \| Dactylomyinae \| Kannabateomys
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 Kannabateomys amblyonyx diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 29, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 2. 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 Kannabateomys amblyonyx.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Bambusa	STEM	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Bambusa	SHOOT	20.83	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	16.67	Damuth, J…
Guadua	STEM	12.50	Grzimek,B…
Phyllostachys	STEM	8.33	Grzimek,B…
Bambusa	LEAF	4.17	Grzimek,B…
Bambusa tuldoides	STEM	4.17	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 Kannabateomys amblyonyx.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	Ferreira,…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Ferreira,…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	Carvalhae…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Kannabateomys amblyonyx.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	420	-	-	Ferreira,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	350	-	603	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	380	420	460	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Kannabateomys amblyonyx.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
BCL, basicranial length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	17	-	-	Ferreira,…
DL, diastema length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	12	-	-	Ferreira,…
FW, frontal width	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	16	-	-	Ferreira,…
IW, incisor width	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	Ferreira,…
RL, rostral length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	27	-	-	Ferreira,…
skull, condyle-basal length of the skull	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	51	-	-	Ferreira,…
TL, total length of skull	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	54	-	-	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	-	-	-	26	-	-	Ferreira,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Kannabateomys amblyonyx.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Kannabateomys amblyonyx	Adler,G. H., 2011, Spacing patterns and social mating systems of echimyid rodents, Journal of mammalogy	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Kannabateomys amblyonyx	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Kannabateomys amblyonyx	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
Kannabateomys amblyonyx	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
Kannabateomys amblyonyx	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Kannabateomys amblyonyx	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Kannabateomys amblyonyx	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Kannabateomys amblyonyx	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
Kannabateomys amblyonyx	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
Kannabateomys amblyonyx	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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