Accepted taxon: Ammospermophilus leucurus
Accepted taxon: Ammospermophilus leucurus
| Taxon: |
Ammospermophilus leucurus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Xerinae | Marmotini | Ammospermophilus |
| 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 Ammospermophilus leucurus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 33, CP (Crude Protein) 41, EE (Ether Extract) 12.
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 Ammospermophilus leucurus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
50.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Damuth, J… |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ammospermophilus leucurus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
75 |
- |
156 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ammospermophilus leucurus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| humerus diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
98 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Ammospermophilus leucurus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
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 |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. “Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.†J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387–1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
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 |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
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 |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
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 |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ammospermophilus leucurus |
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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