MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Dicrostonyx groenlandicus

Accepted taxon: Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
Taxon:	Dicrostonyx groenlandicus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Cricetidae \| Arvicolinae \| Dicrostonyx
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 Dicrostonyx groenlandicus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 57, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Dicrostonyx groenlandicus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	18.69	Damuth, J…
Salix	BUD	16.67	Grzimek,B…
Poaceae	STEM	13.81	Damuth, J…
Salix	LEAF	12.50	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	10.71	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FLOWER	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Cyperaceae	LEAF	8.93	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	5.12	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	BUD	3.57	Damuth, J…

^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 Dicrostonyx groenlandicus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Hypsodonty	3 = hypsodont	3 = hypsodont	– Carleton,M. D., 1980, Phylogenetic relationships in neotomine-peromyscine rodents (Muroidea) and a reappraisal of the dichotomy within New World Cricetinae,

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dicrostonyx groenlandicus.
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 Dicrostonyx groenlandicus.
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.…
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	7	7	-	-	-	81	-	-	Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	7	7	-	-	-	105	-	-	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 Dicrostonyx groenlandicus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus	Carleton,M. D., 1980, Phylogenetic relationships in neotomine-peromyscine rodents (Muroidea) and a reappraisal of the dichotomy within New World Cricetinae,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus	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
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus	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
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus	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
Dicrostonyx groenlandicus	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

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