The Ecological Register: Caluromys philander

Caluromys philander (small mammal)

Mass: 273 g based on Julien-Laferrière 1995, Sanderson 1949, da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988, Davies 1978, Delciellos and Vieira 2009, Delciellos and Viera 2007, Julien-Laferrière 1991, and Richard-Hansen et al. 1999

Diet: frugivore-insectivore based on Lessa and da Costa 2010

Abundance: 0.14 to 1.67% (median 0.63%)

Latitudinal range: -22.5° to 10.1°

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (3), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (2)

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Found in 5 samples

Brazil: Pinkaití Research Station (ground), Ilhas do Barbados (fragment A), Fazenda Santa Fé, Fazenda Aparecida

Venezuela: Parque Nacional Guatopo

Size measurements:

♀ body mass	315 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♀ body mass	290 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♀ body mass	260 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♀ body mass	390 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♀ body mass	240 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♀ body mass	245 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♀ body mass	195 g	N = 1	Sanderson 1949
♀ body mass	180.5 g	N = 3	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
♂ body mass	360 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♂ body mass	305 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♂ body mass	330 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♂ body mass	280 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♂ body mass	405 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♂ body mass	290 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1995
♂ body mass	321 g	N = 1	Sanderson 1949
♂ body mass	171.3 g	N = 3	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
body mass	131.9 g	N = 1	Davies 1978
body mass	168.6 g	N = 1	Davies 1978
body mass	230.8 g	N = 6	Delciellos and Vieira 2009
body mass	212.3 g	N = 5	Delciellos and Viera 2007
body mass	315 g	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1991
body mass	330 g	N = 25	Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
♀ ear length	40 mm	N = 1	Sanderson 1949
♀ ear length	31 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♀ ear length	30.5 mm	N = 3	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
♂ ear length	34 mm	N = 1	Sanderson 1949
♂ ear length	32 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1904
♂ ear length	33.3 mm	N = 3	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
ear length	32 mm	N = 25	Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
♀ head and body length	243 mm	N = 1	Sanderson 1949
♀ head and body length	185 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♀ head and body length	206.8 mm	N = 3	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
♂ head and body length	270 mm	N = 1	Sanderson 1949
♂ head and body length	210 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1904
♂ head and body length	210.7 mm	N = 3	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
head and body length	265 mm	N = 25	Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
♀ hind foot length	38 mm	N = 1	Sanderson 1949
♀ hind foot length	31 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♀ hind foot length	36.3 mm	N = 3	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
♂ hind foot length	38 mm	N = 1	Sanderson 1949
♂ hind foot length	32 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1904
♂ hind foot length	36.3 mm	N = 3	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
hind foot length	37 mm	N = 25	Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
♀ skull length	47 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♂ skull length	48 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1904
♂ skull width	27.5 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1904
♀ tail length	372 mm	N = 1	Sanderson 1949
♀ tail length	275 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1903
♀ tail length	298.8 mm	N = 3	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
♂ tail length	338 mm	N = 1	Sanderson 1949
♂ tail length	300 mm	N = 1	Thomas 1904
♂ tail length	301.0 mm	N = 3	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
tail length	394 mm	N = 25	Richard-Hansen et al. 1999