MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Spermophilus lateralis

Accepted taxon: Spermophilus lateralis
Taxon:	Spermophilus lateralis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| SCIUROMORPHA \| Sciuridae \| Xerinae \| Marmotini \| Spermophilus \| Callospermophilus
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 lateralis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 40, CP (Crude Protein) 31, EE (Ether Extract) 13. 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 lateralis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SEED	33.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	17.78	Damuth, J…
Insecta	WHOLE	13.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	8.89	Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata	EGGS	8.89	Damuth, J…
Arthropoda	WHOLE	6.67	Grzimek,B…
Aves	EGGS	4.44	Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata	WHOLE	4.44	Damuth, J…
Aves	WHOLE	2.22	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 lateralis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	Virginia …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Spermophilus lateralis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	76	-	394	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Spermophilus lateralis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	3	3	-	-	-	130	-	-	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 lateralis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Spermophilus lateralis	Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Spermophilus lateralis	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
Citellus lateralis	Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America,	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Spermophilus lateralis	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Spermophilus lateralis	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 lateralis	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
Spermophilus lateralis	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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