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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Sciurus griseus

Accepted taxon: Sciurus griseus


Accepted taxon: Sciurus griseus
Taxon: Sciurus griseus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Sciurinae | Sciurini | Sciurus | Hesperosciurus
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 griseus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 58, CP (Crude Protein) 14, EE (Ether Extract) 10. 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 griseus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Fagaceae SEED 44.44 Damuth, J…
Coniferophyta SEED 30.16 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 9.52 Grzimek,B…
Fungi ROOT 6.35 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 4.76 Grzimek,B…
Coniferophyta BARK 3.17 Grzimek,B…
Insecta LARVAE 1.59 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 Sciurus griseus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Christoph…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Sciurus griseus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 350 - 1,000 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Sciurus griseus.
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 Sciurus griseus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Sciurus griseus Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurus griseus Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurus griseus 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 griseus Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurus griseus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sciurus griseus 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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