Accepted taxon: Mesocricetus auratus
Accepted taxon: Mesocricetus auratus
| Taxon: |
Mesocricetus auratus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Cricetinae | Mesocricetus |
| Reference: |
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005. |
Table 1. List of Diet Items for Mesocricetus auratus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| There are no Diet Items available. |
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 Mesocricetus auratus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| Hypsodonty |
1 = brachydont |
1 = brachydont |
Carleton,… |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 |
Terrestrial |
Terrestrial |
Jerry O. … |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Mesocricetus auratus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
- |
150 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Mesocricetus auratus.
| 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 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
20 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
103 |
- |
- |
Genoud, M… |
| BMR,mlO2/h |
nan |
mlO2/h |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
81 |
- |
- |
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 Mesocricetus auratus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Mesocricetus auratus |
Pacheco,V. R., 2003, Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data, Unpublished Ph.D.diss., City University of New York |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mesocricetus auratus |
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 |
| Mesocricetus auratus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mesocricetus auratus |
Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mesocricetus auratus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mesocricetus auratus |
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 |
| Mesocricetus auratus |
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 |
| Mesocricetus auratus |
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 |
| Mesocricetus auratus |
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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