Accepted taxon: Mustela lutreola
| Taxon: | Mustela lutreola |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mustelidae | Mustelinae | Mustela |
| 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 Mustela lutreola diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 18, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 11, CP (Crude Protein) 56, EE (Ether Extract) 14.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microtus richardsoni | WHOLE | 28.57 | Nowak,R. … |
| Rodentia | WHOLE | 23.81 | Nowak,R. … |
| Amphibia | WHOLE | 19.05 | Nowak,R. … |
| Mollusca | WHOLE | 14.29 | Nowak,R. … |
| Brachyura | WHOLE | 9.52 | Nowak,R. … |
| Insecta | WHOLE | 4.76 | Nowak,R. … |
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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Carnivore | Carnivore | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Juhn, M., Balisi, M., Doughty, E., Friscia, A., Howenstine, A., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S., Van Valkenburgh, B. 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology. None(None), pp.1-10. Available at: 10.1017/pab.2024.27. |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Animalivore | Animalivore | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Juhn, M., Balisi, M., Doughty, E., Friscia, A., Howenstine, A., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S., Van Valkenburgh, B. 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology. None(None), pp.1-10. Available at: 10.1017/pab.2024.27. |
| Temporal habits | nocturnal and crepuscular | nocturnal and crepuscular | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554 |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 437 | - | 1,000 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 536.9 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | 870.8 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 566 | - | - | Juhn, M.,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 25 | - | - | 25 | - | 976.9 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | 854.3 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | 667 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | 214.3 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 25 | - | - | 25 | - | 407 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | 391 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | 365 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 351 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPD (l) | n/a | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | Evans, Al… | |
| OPD (u) | n/a | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 35 | - | - | Evans, Al… | |
| humerus diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| relative blade length (RBL) | nan | unitless | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | Juhn, M.S… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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