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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Sorex palustris

Accepted taxon: Sorex palustris


Accepted taxon: Sorex palustris
Taxon: Sorex palustris
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: SORICOMORPHA | Soricidae | Soricinae | Soricini | Sorex | Otisorex
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 Sorex palustris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 50, EE (Ether Extract) 13. 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 Sorex palustris.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Animalia WHOLE 17.86 Beneski J…
Insecta WHOLE 15.48 Beneski J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 11.90 Beneski J…
Gastropoda WHOLE 11.67 Beneski J…
Endogone ROOT 5.00 Beneski J…
Notropis cornutus WHOLE 4.76 Beneski J…
Cottus WHOLE 4.76 Beneski J…
Osteichthyes EGGS 3.57 Beneski J…
Araneae WHOLE 2.38 Beneski J…
Salmonidae WHOLE 2.38 Beneski J…
Dicamptodon tenebrosus LARVAE 2.38 Beneski J…
Plecoptera LARVAE 2.04 Beneski J…
Oligochaeta WHOLE 1.90 Beneski J…
Hirudinea WHOLE 1.90 Beneski J…
Insecta LARVAE 1.79 Grzimek,B…
Ephemeroptera WHOLE 1.70 Beneski J…
Muridae CARRION 1.43 Beneski J…
Trichoptera WHOLE 1.36 Beneski J…
Arthropoda WHOLE 1.19 Grzimek,B…
Tipulidae LARVAE 1.02 Beneski J…
Teleostei WHOLE 0.95 Beneski J…
Diptera WHOLE 0.68 Beneski J…
Osteichthyes WHOLE 0.60 Grzimek,B…
Fungi SHOOT 0.48 Grzimek,B…
Dicamptodon ensatus LARVAE 0.48 Beneski J…
Gryllidae WHOLE 0.34 Beneski J…

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 Sorex palustris.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Aquatic Aquatic Jerry O. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Sorex palustris.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 13 13 - - - 11.27 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 8 - 23 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 75.6 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 13 13 - - - 5.32 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Sorex palustris.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 0 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 20 - - Engelman,…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 5 5 - - - 71 - - Genoud, M…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Sorex palustris.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Sorex palustris Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris Churchfield,S., 2007, Habitat use by water shrews, the smallest of amphibious, Behaviour and Ecology of Riparian Mammals 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris Beneski, J.T. and Stinson, D.W., 1987. Sorex palustris. Mammalian Species, (296), pp.1-6. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris Beneski Jr,J. T., 1987, Sorex palustris, Mammalian Species 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris 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
Sorex palustris Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris 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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