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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Lontra canadensis

Accepted taxon: Lontra canadensis


Accepted taxon: Lontra canadensis
Taxon: Lontra canadensis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mustelidae | Lutrinae | Lontra
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 Lontra canadensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 15, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 11, CP (Crude Protein) 62, EE (Ether Extract) 10. 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 Lontra canadensis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Osteichthyes WHOLE 40.00 Damuth, J…
Anura WHOLE 30.00 Damuth, J…
Astacoidea WHOLE 20.00 Damuth, J…
Arthropoda WHOLE 10.00 Damuth, 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 Lontra canadensis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Piscivore and Squid-Eater Piscivore and Squid-Eater John L. G…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Animalivore,Frugivore A. R. Fri…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Semiaquatic Aquatic,Semiaquatic John L. G…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Lontra canadensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 12 12 - - - 9,002.08 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 3,000 - 14,000 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 690.75 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 12 12 - - - 32.29 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Lontra canadensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 51 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 114 - - Engelman,…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 24 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 26 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 7 - - Nelson, A…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Lontra canadensis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Lontra canadensis Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lutra canadensis Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Lontra canadensis Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lontra canadensis 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
Lutra canadensis Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Lontra canadensis Law, C.J., Blackwell, E.A., Curtis, A.A., Dickinson, E., Hartstone‐Rose, A. and Santana, S.E., 2022. Decoupled evolution of the cranium and mandible in carnivoran mammals. Evolution. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lontra canadensis 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
Lontra canadensis 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
Lontra canadensis Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lontra canadensis 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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