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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Lemmiscus curtatus

Accepted taxon: Lemmiscus curtatus


Accepted taxon: Lemmiscus curtatus
Taxon: Lemmiscus curtatus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Arvicolinae | Lemmiscus
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 Lemmiscus curtatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 20, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 53, CP (Crude Protein) 13, 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 Lemmiscus curtatus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 50.00 Damuth, J…
Artemisia SHOOT 25.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SEED 8.33 Nowak,R. …

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 Lemmiscus curtatus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Browser Herbivore-Browser Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore Brian K. …
Temporal habits diurnal diurnal,nocturnal and crepuscular Nowak, R.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Lemmiscus curtatus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 17 - 38 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Lemmiscus curtatus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 1 - - McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 11 11 - - - 50 - - 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 Lemmiscus curtatus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Lagurus curtatus McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Lagurus curtatus Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Lemmiscus curtatus 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
Lagurus curtatus Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Lemmiscus curtatus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemmiscus curtatus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemmiscus curtatus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemmiscus curtatus 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). 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lemmiscus curtatus 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
Lemmiscus curtatus 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
Lemmiscus curtatus 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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