Accepted taxon: Alouatta belzebul
Accepted taxon: Alouatta belzebul
| Taxon: |
Alouatta belzebul |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
PRIMATES | HAPLORRHINI | SIMIIFORMES | Atelidae | Alouattinae | Alouatta |
| 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 Alouatta belzebul diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 60, CP (Crude Protein) 9, 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 Alouatta belzebul.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
50.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
33.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
16.67 |
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 Alouatta belzebul.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Arboreal
|
Arboreal
|
– Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition
|
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Frugivore-Herbivore
|
Frugivore-Herbivore, Herbivore-Browser
|
– Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Frugivore
|
Frugivore, Herbivore
|
– Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Alouatta belzebul.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,400 |
- |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,850 |
6,425 |
8,000 |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,800 |
- |
8,000 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,400 |
- |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Alouatta belzebul.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Alouatta belzebul.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Alouatta belzebul |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alouatta belzebul |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alouatta discolor |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alouatta ululata |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alouatta belzebul |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alouatta belzebul |
DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alouatta belzebul |
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 |
| Alouatta belzebul |
Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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