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) |
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Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
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Herbivore-Browser
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Herbivore-Browser
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– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746
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Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
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Herbivore
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Herbivore
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– Douglas A. Kelt, James H. Brown, Edward J. Heske, Pablo A. Marquet, Stephen R. Morton, Julian R. W. Reid, Kontantin A. rogovin, Georgy Shenbrot, 1996, 'Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents', Ecology, vol. 77, no. 3, p. 746
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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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Neotoma micropus
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