Table 1 External and craniodental measurements of Rhyncholestes raphanurus Osgood, for pooled samples from continental Chile. Total number of specimens (n), mean (X), SD, minimum and maximum of each variable, and coefficient of variation are presented for each locality. Asterisks mark Coefficient of Variation (CV) values higher than seven, following Bedeian and Mossholder [34]

TTL

191.08 ± 14.22 (176–215) 7.44*

187.53 ± 13.14 (159–215) 7.01*

5

187.4 ± 9.13 (180–203) 4.87

HBL

107.58 ± 9.55 (99–124) 8.88*

105.78 ± 10.81 (79–130.5) 10.22*

5

105.8 ± 8.87 (99–120) 8.38*

TL

83.5 ± 5.61 (77–91) 6.72

81.75 ± 7.55 (52.5–98) 9.24*

5

81.6 ± 3.97 (76–87) 4.87

E

12.42 ± 0.86 (11.5–14) 6.94

12.31 ± 0.93 (10–15) 7.57*

5

10 ± 1 (9–11) 10*

F

22.25 ± 1.44 (20–23.5) 6.47

21.48 ± 1.65 (17–25) 7.67*

5

21.3 ± 0.97 (20.5–23) 4.58

GSL

32.39 ± 1.78 (30.2–35.2) 5.5

32.39 ± 1.1 (30–35) 3.41

5

32.01 ± 0.83 (31.52–33.45) 2.58

ZB

13.42 ± 0.81 (12.5–14.7) 6.01

13.14 ± 0.6 (12.22–15.21) 4.55

5

12.91 ± 0.35 (12.55–13.49) 2.71

PL

19.47 ± 1.21 (18–20.9) 6.22

19.17 ± 0.75 (17.7–21.06) 3.89

5

19.24 ± 0.55 (18.8–20.14) 2.85

CW

3.07 ± 0.18 (2.9–3.4) 5.95

3.06 ± 0.13 (2.79–3.4) 4.37

5

2.99 ± 0.12 (2.82–3.12) 4.06

PWP3

5.32 ± 0.04 (5.28–5.36) 0.73

5.12 ± 0.15 (4.93–5.49) 3.01

5

4.94 ± 0.19 (4.65–5.18) 3.94

PWM1

6.2 ± 0.23 (5.8–6.4) 3.68

6.06 ± 0.17 (5.79–6.4) 2.79

5

5.84 ± 0.12 (5.69–5.99) 2.06

PWM3

6.99 ± 0.22 (6.6–7.21) 3.18

6.86 ± 0.15 (6.6–7.21) 2.24

5

6.89 ± 0.16 (6.65–7.01) 2.35

LINOR

6.85 ± 0.18 (6.5–7) 2.66

6.97 ± 0.18 (6.6–7.3) 2.57

5

7.07 ± 0.11 (6.93–7.24) 1.62

NL

17.2 ± 1.4 (15.2–18.5) 8.16*

16.94 ± 0.81 (15.3–18.7) 4.77

5

17.15 ± 0.47 (16.59–17.88) 2.73

BW

11.77 ± 0.46 (11–12.14) 3.95

11.6 ± 0.32 (10.8–12.55) 2.74

5

11.52 ± 0.3 (11.18–11.89) 2.62

CBL

29.95 ± 1.97 (27.6–32.8) 6.59

29.59 ± 1.13 (27.97–32.44) 3.81

5

29.55 ± 0.88 (29.01–31.12) 2.99

BB

5.43 ± 0.16 (5.2–5.6) 2.91

5.38 ± 0.22 (4.9–5.89) 4.11

5

5.5 ± 0.16 (5.33–5.77) 2.97

MW

1.11 ± 0.11 (1–1.3) 9.91*

1.08 ± 0.09 (0.9–1.27) 8.57*

5

1.07 ± 0.09 (0.99–1.22) 8.44*

MHp3

2.34 ± 0.07 (2.26–2.39) 2.88

2.15 ± 0.18 (1.93–2.59) 8.53*

5

2.05 ± 0.12 (1.91–2.18) 5.77

MHm1

1.97 ± 0.29 (1.8–2.3) 14.68*

2.05 ± 0.12 (1.9–2.3) 6.03

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–

MHm3

2.21 ± 0.09 (2.13–2.31) 4.14

2.07 ± 0.14 (1.85–2.46) 6.99

5

1.98 ± 0.06 (1.93–2.08) 3.14

dP1 - M3

9.76 ± 0.41 (9.2–10.21) 4.24

9.71 ± 0.28 (8.8–10.21) 2.92

5

9.51 ± 0.19 (9.35–9.8) 1.95

dP1 - M4

10.14 ± 0.37 (9.6–10.6) 3.67

10.1 ± 0.29 (9.1–10.6) 2.87

5

9.9 ± 0.13 (9.78–10.08) 1.29

P3 - M3

6.41 ± 0.21 (6–6.6) 3.35

6.46 ± 0.17 (6.1–6.71) 2.59

5

6.33 ± 0.15 (6.17–6.55) 2.29

P3 - M4

6.83 ± 0.28 (6.3–7.1) 4.03

6.86 ± 0.17 (6.4–7.2) 2.49

5

6.71 ± 0.07 (6.63–6.81) 1.05

M1 - M3

5.22 ± 0.08 (5.1–5.33) 1.48

5.19 ± 0.16 (4.8–5.4) 2.99

5

5.15 ± 0.06 (5.08–5.23) 1.12

M1 - M4

5.65 ± 0.13 (5.4–5.74) 2.24

5.62 ± 0.16 (5.1–5.9) 2.92

5

5.58 ± 0.03 (5.54–5.61) 0.52

LM1

1.85 ± 0.1 (1.7–2.01) 5.68

1.9 ± 0.1 (1.7–2.1) 5.25

5

1.87 ± 0.01 (1.85–1.88) 0.74

WM1

1.45 ± 0.07 (1.32–1.5) 4.88

1.44 ± 0.07 (1.2–1.6) 5.17

5

1.41 ± 0.05 (1.37–1.47) 3.27

LM3

1.57 ± 0.06 (1.5–1.6) 3.74

1.58 ± 0.06 (1.47–1.7) 3.54

5

1.53 ± 0.04 (1.5–1.6) 2.73

WM3

1.43 ± 0.04 (1.4–1.47) 2.71

1.38 ± 0.04 (1.3–1.42) 3.18

5

1.39 ± 0.02 (1.37–1.42) 1.53

dp1 - m3

8.2 ± 0.3 (7.9–8.5) 3.66

8.34 ± 0.26 (7.6–8.8) 3.14

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–

dp1 - m4

8.93 ± 0.31 (8.6–9.2) 3.42

9.13 ± 0.27 (8.4–9.6) 2.99

–

–

dp2 - m3

7.47 ± 0.2 (7.24–7.62) 2.7

7.49 ± 0.15 (7.16–7.72) 2.02

5

7.14 ± 0.14 (6.93–7.29) 1.92

dp2 - m4

8.16 ± 0.04 (8.13–8.2) 0.48

8.34 ± 0.32 (7.9–9.32) 3.84

5

7.94 ± 0.16 (7.7–8.15) 2.06

p3 - m3

6.79 ± 0.43 (6.32–7.4) 6.37

6.86 ± 0.43 (5.54–7.6) 6.23

5

6.22 ± 0.18 (6.07–6.53) 2.89

p3 - m4

6.74 ± 0.5 (6–7.24) 7.47*

6.69 ± 0.5 (6–7.44) 7.5*

5

7.03 ± 0.13 (6.93–7.24) 1.78

m1 - m3

5.63 ± 0.26 (5.36–6.1) 4.56

5.43 ± 0.16 (5.1–5.66) 2.99

5

5.34 ± 0.07 (5.26–5.41) 1.23

m1 - m4

6.37 ± 0.24 (6.1–6.8) 3.72

6.23 ± 0.18 (5.8–6.5) 2.86

5

6.14 ± 0.05 (6.07–6.2) 0.86

Lm1

1.97 ± 0.07 (1.88–2.06) 3.42

1.87 ± 0.09 (1.7–2.01) 4.82

5

1.82 ± 0.04 (1.78–1.85) 2.12

Wm1

0.92 ± 0.02 (0.9–0.94) 2.13

0.89 ± 0.07 (0.66–1) 8.18*

5

0.87 ± 0.04 (0.81–0.91) 4.41