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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Lepus californicus

Accepted taxon: Lepus californicus


Accepted taxon: Lepus californicus
Taxon: Lepus californicus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: LAGOMORPHA | Leporidae | Lepus | ? [see comments under species]
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 Lepus californicus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 29, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 47, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 2. 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 Lepus californicus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 66.67 Grzimek,B…
Poaceae STEM 25.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BARK 8.33 Grzimek,B…

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 Lepus californicus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Grazer Herbivore-Grazer Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore Brian K. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Lepus californicus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 10 10 - - - 2,296.22 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 1,300 - 4,170 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 476.5 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 10 10 - - - 15.45 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Lepus californicus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 13 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 93 - - Engelman,…
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 22 - - 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 Lepus californicus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Lepus californicus McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lepus californicus Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lepus californicus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lepus californicus Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lepus californicus 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. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lepus californicus 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

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2024. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Lepus californicus , Accessed 20th September 2024 at https://mammalbase.net/me/10373]