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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Marmota monax

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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Marmota monax.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 12 12 - - - 3,657.7 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 1,800 - 7,500 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 428 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 12 12 - - - 20.74 - - Engelman,…

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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