MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Neovison vison

Accepted taxon: Neovison vison
Taxon:	Neovison vison
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CARNIVORA \| CANIFORMIA \| Mustelidae \| Mustelinae \| Neo
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 Neovison vison diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 10, CP (Crude Protein) 59, EE (Ether Extract) 18. 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 Neovison vison.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Mammalia	WHOLE	27.68	Damuth, J…
Anura	WHOLE	13.99	Damuth, J…
Aves	WHOLE	12.80	Damuth, J…
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	12.50	Damuth, J…
Astacoidea	WHOLE	11.90	Damuth, J…
Vertebrata	EGGS	9.52	Damuth, J…
Ondatra zibethicus	WHOLE	5.95	Grzimek,B…
Insecta	WHOLE	2.68	Nowak,R. …
Oligochaeta	WHOLE	1.79	Nowak,R. …
Leporidae	WHOLE	1.19	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 Neovison vison.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Carnivore	Carnivore	– A. R. Friscia, B. Van Valkenburgh, A. R. Biknevicius, 2007, 'An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, no. 1, pp. 82-100, Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, 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	– A. R. Friscia, B. Van Valkenburgh, A. R. Biknevicius, 2007, 'An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, no. 1, pp. 82-100, Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, 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	nocturnal	– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Semiaquatic	Semiaquatic	– Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Neovison vison.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	450	-	3,640	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	989	-	-	Juhn, M.,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	7	7	-	-	-	682.9	-	-	Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	349.6	-	-	Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	7	7	-	-	-	15.75	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Neovison vison.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	64	-	-	Engelman,…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	3	3	-	-	-	515	-	-	Genoud, M…
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..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Neovison vison.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Mustela vison	McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Neovison vison	Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mustela vison	Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Mustela vison	Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Mustela vison	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Mustela vison	Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Mustela vison	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Mustela vison	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Mustela vison	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Mustela vison	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.	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Mustela vison	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.	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Neovison vison	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
Neovison vison	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
Neovison vison	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
Mustela vison	Juhn, M.S., Balisi, M.A., Doughty, E.M., Friscia, A.R., Howenstine, A.O., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S. and Van Valkenburgh, B., 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology, pp.1-10.	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted

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