MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Thomomys

Accepted taxon: Thomomys
Taxon:	Thomomys
Rank:	Genus
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| CASTORIMORPHA \| Geomyidae
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 Thomomys diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 15, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 64, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Thomomys.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	ROOT	33.33	Nowak,R. …
Lilianae	ROOT	26.67	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	20.00	Nowak,R. …
Lilianae	STEM	13.33	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	6.67	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]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Thomomys.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Fossorial	Fossorial	E Nevo, 1…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Thomomys.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Thomomys.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Thomomys.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Thomomys	Nevo,E., 1979, Adaptive convergence and divergence of subterranean mammals, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Thomomys	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Thomomys	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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