MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Neotoma micropus

Accepted taxon: Neotoma micropus
Taxon:	Neotoma micropus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Cricetidae \| Neotominae \| Neotoma \| Neotoma
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 Neotoma micropus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 13, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 50, CP (Crude Protein) 17, 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 Neotoma micropus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Cactaceae	SHOOT	50.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SEED	33.33	Damuth, J…
Fagaceae	SEED	16.67	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 Neotoma micropus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	Douglas A…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Douglas A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Neotoma micropus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	10	10	-	-	-	289.82	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	180	-	378	-	Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	212.9	-	-	Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	10	10	-	-	-	10.73	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Neotoma micropus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	48	-	-	Engelman,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Neotoma micropus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Neotoma micropus	Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Neotoma micropus	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
Neotoma micropus	Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Neotoma micropus	Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Neotoma micropus	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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