Accepted taxon: Spermophilopsis leptodactylus
Accepted taxon: Spermophilopsis leptodactylus
| Taxon: |
Spermophilopsis leptodactylus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Xerinae | Xerini | Spermophilopsis |
| 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 Spermophilopsis leptodactylus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 61, CP (Crude Protein) 15, EE (Ether Extract) 6.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
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 Spermophilopsis leptodactylus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Frugivore
|
Frugivore
|
– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746
|
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Terrestrial
|
Terrestrial
|
– Virginia Hayssen, 2008, 'Patterns of Body and Tail Length and Body Mass in Sciuridae', Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 89, no. 4, pp. 852-873
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Spermophilopsis leptodactylus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
548 |
- |
- |
Meiri, S.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
495 |
- |
680 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Spermophilopsis leptodactylus.
| 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 Spermophilopsis leptodactylus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Spermophilopsis leptodactylus |
Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Spermophilopsis leptodactylus |
Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Spermophilopsis leptodactylus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Spermophilopsis leptodactylus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Spermophilopsis leptodactylus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Spermophilopsis leptodactylus |
Meiri, S., Raia, P. and Phillimore, A.B., 2011. Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands. Journal of Biogeography, 38(1), pp.89-100. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Spermophilopsis leptodactylus |
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 |
Citation for this page:
[The MammalBase community 2026. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864
Spermophilopsis leptodactylus
, Accessed 24th June 2026 at https://mammalbase.net/me/6878]