MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Dasyprocta punctata variegata

Accepted taxon: Dasyprocta punctata variegata
Taxon:	Dasyprocta punctata variegata
Rank:	Subspecies
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| HYSTRICOMORPHA \| HYSTRICOGNATHI \| Dasyproctidae \| Dasyprocta \| punctata \| variegata
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Dasyprocta punctata variegata.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^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 Dasyprocta punctata variegata.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Herbivore	Frugivore-Granivore,Frugivore-Herbivore	Ferreira,…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	Ferreira,…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	Ferreira,…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dasyprocta punctata variegata.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	4,110	-	-	Ferreira,…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	3,000	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Dasyprocta punctata variegata.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
BCL, basicranial length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	35	-	-	Ferreira,…
DL, diastema length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	31	-	-	Ferreira,…
FW, frontal width	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	41	-	-	Ferreira,…
IW, incisor width	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	8	-	-	Ferreira,…
RL, rostral length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	55	-	-	Ferreira,…
skull, condyle-basal length of the skull	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	111	-	-	Ferreira,…
TL, total length of skull	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	117	-	-	Ferreira,…
Upper T, Upper incisor transverse diameter	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	4	-	-	Ferreira,…
UTRW, Upper tooth row length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	21	-	-	Ferreira,…
ZL, zygomatic arc length	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	45	-	-	Ferreira,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Dasyprocta punctata variegata.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Dasyprocta variegata	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted
Dasyprocta variegata	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.	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted

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