MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Aplodontia rufa

Accepted taxon: Aplodontia rufa
Taxon:	Aplodontia rufa
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| SCIUROMORPHA \| Aplodontiidae \| Aplodontia
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 Aplodontia rufa diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 25, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 12, 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 Aplodontia rufa.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	40.05	Damuth, J…
Pteridophyta	LEAF	14.19	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	12.14	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	11.40	Damuth, J…
Animalia	FECES	7.62	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	BARK	7.14	Damuth, J…
Poaceae	STEM	2.67	Grzimek,B…
Pinus contorta	LEAF	2.14	Nowak,R. …
Abies magnifica	LEAF	1.43	Nowak,R. …
Abies	LEAF	0.71	Nowak,R. …
Coniferophyta	BARK	0.50	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 Aplodontia rufa.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Fossorial	Fossorial	– 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, 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
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	– JOSHUA X. SAMUELS, 2009, 'Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents', Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 156, no. 4, pp. 864-888
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	–

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Aplodontia rufa.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	12	12	-	-	-	889.53	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	500	-	1,800	-	Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	10	10	-	-	-	305.5	-	-	Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	12	12	-	-	-	14.65	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Aplodontia rufa.
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	-	-	-	-	-	70	-	-	Engelman,…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	McNab, B.…
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	Nelson, A…
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	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 Aplodontia rufa.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Aplodontia rufa	SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aplodontia rufa	Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aplodontia rufa	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
Aplodontia rufa	Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. Ã¢â‚¬Å“Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.Ã¢â‚¬Â J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387Ã¢â‚¬â€œ1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aplodontia rufa	Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aplodontia rufa	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aplodontia rufa	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aplodontia rufa	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aplodontia rufa	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
Aplodontia rufa	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
Aplodontia rufa	McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Aplodontia rufa	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
Aplodontia rufa	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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