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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Cynomys ludovicianus

Accepted taxon: Cynomys ludovicianus


Accepted taxon: Cynomys ludovicianus
Taxon: Cynomys ludovicianus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Xerinae | Marmotini | Cynomys | Cynomys
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 Cynomys ludovicianus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 24, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 44, CP (Crude Protein) 19, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Cynomys ludovicianus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 38.97 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 34.87 Damuth, J…
Orthoptera WHOLE 12.31 Damuth, J…
Opuntia FRUIT 7.69 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 6.15 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 2. List of Standard Traits for Cynomys ludovicianus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial Virginia …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cynomys ludovicianus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 8 8 - - - 914.31 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 392 - 2,000 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 306.4 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 8 8 - - - 14.39 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cynomys ludovicianus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 6 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 64 - - Engelman,…
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 8 - - McNab, B.…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 16 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 5 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 4 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 18 - - Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 12 12 - - - 426 - - 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 Cynomys ludovicianus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Cynomys ludovicianus Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cynomys ludovicianus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cynomys ludovicianus 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
Cynomys ludovicianus Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cynomys ludovicianus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cynomys ludovicianus 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
Cynomys ludovicianus 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
Cynomys ludovicianus 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
Cynomys ludovicianus 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
Cynomys ludovicianus 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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