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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Tamias ruficaudus

Accepted taxon: Tamias ruficaudus


Accepted taxon: Tamias ruficaudus
Taxon: Tamias ruficaudus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Xerinae | Marmotini | Tamias | Neotamias
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 Tamias ruficaudus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 62, CP (Crude Protein) 14, EE (Ether Extract) 6. 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 Tamias ruficaudus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SEED 27.78 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 21.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 13.33 Damuth, J…
Coniferophyta SEED 10.00 Grzimek,B…
Coniferophyta FRUIT 8.89 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 7.22 Damuth, J…
Poaceae SEED 5.56 Grzimek,B…
Poaceae FRUIT 4.44 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata WHOLE 1.11 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 Tamias ruficaudus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial Virginia …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Tamias ruficaudus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 53 - 75 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Tamias ruficaudus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Tamias ruficaudus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Tamias ruficaudus Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tamias ruficaudus 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
Tamias ruficaudus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tamias ruficaudus 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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