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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Marmota caligata

Accepted taxon: Marmota caligata


Accepted taxon: Marmota caligata
Taxon: Marmota caligata
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Xerinae | Marmotini | Marmota | Petromarmota
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 Marmota caligata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 22, ASH (Ash contents) 11, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 51, CP (Crude Protein) 13, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Marmota caligata.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 66.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 9.52 Grzimek,B…
Poaceae LEAF 7.94 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 6.35 Grzimek,B…
Poaceae FLOWER 4.76 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SEED 3.17 Grzimek,B…
Poaceae SEED 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 Marmota caligata.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial Virginia …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Marmota caligata.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 3 - - - 3,654.33 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 2,250 - 9,100 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 480 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 3 3 - - - 21.41 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Marmota caligata.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 15 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 98 - - Engelman,…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 25 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 28 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 8 - - 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 Marmota caligata.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Marmota caligata Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Marmota caligata 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
Marmota caligata Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Marmota caligata Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Marmota caligata 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
Marmota caligata 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
Marmota caligata 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
Marmota caligata 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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