MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Makalata didelphoides

Accepted taxon: Makalata didelphoides
Taxon:	Makalata didelphoides
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Echimyidae \| Echimyinae \| Makalata
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 Makalata didelphoides diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 70, CP (Crude Protein) 8, 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 Makalata didelphoides.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	43.33	Damuth, J…
Musa acuminata	FRUIT	16.67	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	SEED	13.33	Damuth, J…
Poaceae	STEM	11.11	Grzimek,B…
Saccharum officinarum	STEM	8.89	Grzimek,B…
Musa	FRUIT	6.67	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 Makalata didelphoides.
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 Makalata didelphoides.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	250	320	390	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	260	-	-	Ferreira,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	108	-	780	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Makalata didelphoides.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	Nelson, A…
BCL, basicranial length	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	16	17	17	1	Ferreira,…
DL, diastema length	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	10	11	12	1	Ferreira,…
FW, frontal width	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	16	17	19	1	Ferreira,…
IW, incisor width	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	3	3	3	0	Ferreira,…
RL, rostral length	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	23	24	26	2	Ferreira,…
skull, condyle-basal length of the skull	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	42	47	50	4	Ferreira,…
TL, total length of skull	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	48	50	54	3	Ferreira,…
Upper T, Upper incisor transverse diameter	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	1	1	2	0	Ferreira,…
UTRW, Upper tooth row length	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	11	11	12	1	Ferreira,…
ZL, zygomatic arc length	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	22	24	25	1	Ferreira,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Makalata didelphoides.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Makalata armata	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Makalata didelphoides	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
Makalata armata	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Makalata didelphoides	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
Makalata armata	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Makalata armata	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Mesomys didelphoides	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Makalata armata	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Makalata armata	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.	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Makalata didelphoides	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
Makalata armata	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.	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Makalata didelphoides	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
Makalata didelphoides	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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