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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Spermophilus beldingi

Accepted taxon: Spermophilus beldingi


Accepted taxon: Spermophilus beldingi
Taxon: Spermophilus beldingi
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Xerinae | Marmotini | Spermophilus | Spermophilus
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 Spermophilus beldingi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 17, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 34, CP (Crude Protein) 32, EE (Ether Extract) 7. 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 Spermophilus beldingi.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 25.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 21.43 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SEED 17.86 Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda WHOLE 14.29 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata WHOLE 10.71 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata CARRION 7.14 Grzimek,B…
Spermophilus beldingi WHOLE 3.57 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 Spermophilus beldingi.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial Virginia …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Spermophilus beldingi.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Spermophilus beldingi.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 3 - - McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 4 4 - - - 153 - - 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 Spermophilus beldingi.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Spermophilus beldingi Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Spermophilus beldingi Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Spermophilus beldingi 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
Spermophilus beldingi 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
Urocitellus beldingi 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). 150: Genus synonym, same species epithet Verified - Accepted

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