MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Cavia aperea

Accepted taxon: Cavia aperea
Taxon:	Cavia aperea
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Caviidae \| Caviinae \| Cavia
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 Cavia aperea diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 29, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 11, 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 Cavia aperea.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	50.00	Damuth, J…
Poaceae	STEM	50.00	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 Cavia aperea.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser,Herbivore-Grazer	Ferreira,…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Ferreira,…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	Ferreira,…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cavia aperea.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	250	-	1,500	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	549	-	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	400	-	-	Ferreira,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Cavia aperea.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	Nelson, A…
BCL, basicranial length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	18	-	-	Ferreira,…
DL, diastema length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	16	-	-	Ferreira,…
FW, frontal width	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	19	-	-	Ferreira,…
IW, incisor width	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	3	-	-	Ferreira,…
RL, rostral length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	29	-	-	Ferreira,…
skull, condyle-basal length of the skull	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	52	-	-	Ferreira,…
TL, total length of skull	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	57	-	-	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	-	-	-	29	-	-	Ferreira,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Cavia aperea.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Cavia aperea	SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Cavia aperea	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
Cavia aperea	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
Cavia aperea	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Cavia aperea	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
Cavia aperea	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
Cavia aperea	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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