Accepted taxon: Marmota monax
Accepted taxon: Marmota monax
| Taxon: |
Marmota monax |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Xerinae | Marmotini | Marmota | Marmota |
| 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 monax diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 22, ASH (Ash contents) 15, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 45, CP (Crude Protein) 15, 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 monax.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Cactaceae |
SHOOT |
33.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Plantae |
SHOOT |
33.33 |
Reid,F., … |
| Medicago sativa |
SHOOT |
6.06 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Trifolium |
SHOOT |
5.45 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Taraxacum officinale |
SHOOT |
4.85 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
4.24 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
3.64 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BARK |
3.03 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
STEM |
2.42 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
1.82 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
1.21 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
EGGS |
0.61 |
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 monax.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 |
Terrestrial |
Terrestrial |
Virginia … |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Marmota monax.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| brainmass |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
14 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
98 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) |
nan |
kJ/h |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
- |
- |
McNab, B.… |
| femur circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
26 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| femur diameter |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
27 |
27 |
- |
- |
- |
651 |
- |
- |
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 Marmota monax.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Marmota monax |
Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Marmota monax |
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 monax |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Marmota monax |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Marmota monax |
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 monax |
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 |
| Marmota monax |
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 monax |
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 |
| Marmota monax |
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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