MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Dolichotis patagonum

Accepted taxon: Dolichotis patagonum
Taxon:	Dolichotis patagonum
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Caviidae \| Dolichotinae \| Dolichotis
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 Dolichotis patagonum diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 24, CP (Crude Protein) 9, 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 Dolichotis patagonum.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	32.14	Grzimek,B…
Acacia	SEED	21.43	Grzimek,B…
Cactaceae	SHOOT	17.86	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	14.29	Grzimek,B…
Poaceae	STEM	10.71	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	3.57	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 Dolichotis patagonum.
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	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	Ferreira,…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dolichotis patagonum.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	7,700	-	16,000	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	6,890	-	-	Ferreira,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Dolichotis patagonum.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	35	-	-	Nelson, A…
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	29	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	88	-	-	Nelson, A…
BCL, basicranial length	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	33	35	36	1	Ferreira,…
DL, diastema length	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	41	43	44	2	Ferreira,…
FW, frontal width	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	44	47	49	2	Ferreira,…
IW, incisor width	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	9	9	10	1	Ferreira,…
RL, rostral length	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	67	69	70	2	Ferreira,…
skull, condyle-basal length of the skull	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	120	120	120	0	Ferreira,…
TL, total length of skull	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	133	134	134	1	Ferreira,…
Upper T, Upper incisor transverse diameter	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	4	4	4	0	Ferreira,…
UTRW, Upper tooth row length	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	28	29	29	1	Ferreira,…
ZL, zygomatic arc length	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	53	55	57	2	Ferreira,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Dolichotis patagonum.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Dolichotis patagonum	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dolichotis patagonum	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dolichotis patagonum	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
Dolichotis patagonum	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
Dolichotis patagonum	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
Dolichotis patagonum	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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