Accepted taxon: Vulpes lagopus
Accepted taxon: Vulpes lagopus
| Taxon: |
Vulpes lagopus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Canidae | Vulpes |
| 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 Vulpes lagopus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 5, CP (Crude Protein) 36, EE (Ether Extract) 11.
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 Vulpes lagopus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
15.68 |
Damuth, J… |
| Arvicolinae |
WHOLE |
13.54 |
Damuth, J… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
12.51 |
Damuth, J… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
11.24 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
8.61 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Lepus |
WHOLE |
8.04 |
Damuth, J… |
| Pusa hispida |
WHOLE |
7.11 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
6.86 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Mammalia |
CARRION |
5.93 |
Reid,F., … |
| Animalia |
WHOLE |
4.44 |
Reid,F., … |
| Vertebrata |
EGGS |
2.54 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
2.01 |
Damuth, J… |
| Aves |
EGGS |
1.48 |
Reid,F., … |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Vulpes lagopus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,400 |
- |
9,400 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Vulpes lagopus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
34 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
55 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
43 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Vulpes lagopus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Alopex lagopus |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alopex lagopus |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alopex lagopus |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alopex lagopus |
Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.†Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alopex lagopus |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alopex lagopus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alopex lagopus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alopex lagopus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
| Alopex lagopus |
McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28. |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
| Vulpes lagopus |
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 |
| Vulpes lagopus |
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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