Accepted taxon: Sciurus carolinensis
Accepted taxon: Sciurus carolinensis
| Taxon: |
Sciurus carolinensis |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Sciurinae | Sciurini | Sciurus | Sciurus |
| 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 Sciurus carolinensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, CP (Crude Protein) 18, EE (Ether Extract) 7.
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 Sciurus carolinensis.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
52.96 |
Damuth, J… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
15.19 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
9.81 |
Damuth, J… |
| Coniferophyta |
SEED |
6.48 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Quercus alba |
SEED |
4.63 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FLOWER |
3.70 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BUD |
2.78 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BARK |
2.22 |
Damuth, J… |
| Tracheophyta |
BARK |
2.22 |
Reid,F., … |
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 Sciurus carolinensis.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 |
Arboreal |
Arboreal |
Christoph… |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Sciurus carolinensis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
200 |
- |
1,000 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Sciurus carolinensis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| femur circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
- |
- |
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 Sciurus carolinensis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Sciurus carolinensis |
Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Sciurus carolinensis |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Sciurus carolinensis |
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 |
| Sciurus carolinensis |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Sciurus carolinensis |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Sciurus carolinensis |
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 |
| Sciurus carolinensis |
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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