Table 6.
Cranial measurements for the two subspecies of Bassaricyon medius. For each measurement, means are provided, ± standard deviation, with ranges in parentheses.
| Bassaricyon medius medius | Bassaricyon medius orinomus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| W Colombia, W Ecuador | C Panama to N Colombia | ||
| n = 5 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀ | n = 12 ♂♂, 17 ♀♀ | ||
| CBL | ♂♂ | 77.2 ± 1.81 (74.5 - 78.8) | 80.3 ± 2.50 (76.2 - 85.1) |
| ♀♀ | 75.4 ± 1.65 (72.4 - 76.7) | 78.8 ± 1.72 (75.5 - 82.3) | |
| ZYG | ♂♂ | 50.2 ± 1.14 (48.9 - 51.2) | 53.0 ± 2.57 (48.9 - 56.7) |
| ♀♀ | 48.5 ± 1.69 (46.5 – 51.0) | 51.2 ± 1.98 (47.4 – 54.0) | |
| BBC | ♂♂ | 34.0 ± 0.80 (32.9 - 34.8) | 35.6 ± 0.98 (34.0 - 37.5) |
| ♀♀ | 34.4 ± 0.41 (33.7 – 35.0) | 35.0 ± 1.15 (32.8 - 37.2) | |
| HBC | ♂♂ | 28.2 ± 1.06 (27.1 - 29.3) | 27.4 ± 0.62 (26.6 - 28.3) |
| ♀♀ | 26.8 ± 0.89 (26.1 - 28.5) | 27.0 ± 0.89 (25.4 - 28.5) | |
| MTR | ♂♂ | 28.5 ± 0.97 (27.3 - 29.8) | 28.7 ± 0.90 (27.0 - 30.4) |
| ♀♀ | 27.1 ± 0.78 (25.6 - 27.9) | 28.0 ± 0.77 (26.4 - 29.1) | |
| CC | ♂♂ | 15.9 ± 0.69 (15.1 - 17.0) | 16.7 ± 0.94 (15.0 - 17.9) |
| ♀♀ | 15.0 ± 0.46 (14.5 - 15.8) | 16.1 ± 0.71 (14.6 - 17.2) | |
| WPP | ♂♂ | 9.7 ± 0.95 (8.4 - 10.8) | 10.6 ± 0.91 (8.6 - 12.1) |
| ♀♀ | 10.0 ± 0.57 (9.1 - 10.6) | 10.3 ± 1.04 (9.0 - 13.0) | |
| LPP | ♂♂ | 9.4 ± 1.03 (7.9 - 10.6) | 10.5 ± 0.64 (9.8 - 11.7) |
| ♀♀ | 9.8 ± 0.84 (8.9 - 11.3) | 10.2 ± 1.01 (8.1 - 11.8) | |
| LAB | ♂♂ | 13.6 ± 0.72 (12.8 - 14.6) | 14.2 ± 0.84 (13.1 - 15.6) |
| ♀♀ | 13.4 ± 0.45 (12.6 - 13.9) | 14.3 ± 0.73 (12.8 - 15.2) | |
| EAM | ♂♂ | 3.9 ± 0.47 (3.4 - 4.5) | 3.9 ± 0.27 (3.5 - 4.4) |
| ♀♀ | 3.9 ± 0.34 (3.5 - 4.4) | 3.9 ± 0.28 (3.6 - 4.7) | |