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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Peromyscus eremicus

Accepted taxon: Peromyscus eremicus


Accepted taxon: Peromyscus eremicus
Taxon: Peromyscus eremicus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Neotominae | Peromyscus
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 Peromyscus eremicus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 13, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 40, CP (Crude Protein) 30, EE (Ether Extract) 11. 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 Peromyscus eremicus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SEED 50.00 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 33.33 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 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 Peromyscus eremicus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Hypsodonty 1 = brachydont 1 = brachydont – Carleton,M. D., 1980, Phylogenetic relationships in neotomine-peromyscine rodents (Muroidea) and a reappraisal of the dichotomy within New World Cricetinae,
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore – 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

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Peromyscus eremicus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA g - - - - - 20 - 3 James G. …
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 17.4 - 54 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Peromyscus eremicus.
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.…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 3 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 1 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 3 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 1 - - Nelson, A…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 15 15 - - - 39 - - Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 8 8 - - - 27 - - Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h - - - - - 32 - - 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 Peromyscus eremicus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Peromyscus eremicus Hallett,J. G., 1982, Habitat selection and the community matrix of a desert small-mammal fauna, Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Peromyscus eremicus Kelt,D. A., 1996, Community structure of desert small mammals: comparisons across four continents, Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Peromyscus eremicus 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
Peromyscus eremicus Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Peromyscus eremicus 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
Peromyscus eremicus 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
Peromyscus eremicus 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
Peromyscus eremicus 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
Peromyscus eremicus 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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