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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Peromyscus mexicanus

Accepted taxon: Peromyscus mexicanus


Accepted taxon: Peromyscus mexicanus
Taxon: Peromyscus mexicanus
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 mexicanus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 61, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 mexicanus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 50.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 33.33 Damuth, J…
Coffea 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 Peromyscus mexicanus.
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,, Pacheco,V. R., 2003, Phylogenetic analyses of the Thomasomyini (Muroidea: Sigmodontinae) based on morphological data, Unpublished Ph.D.diss., City University of New York
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore-Omnivore Frugivore-Granivore, Insectivore-Omnivore – Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799, Victor Sánchez‐Cordero, 2001, 'Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 63-76
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore, Frugivore – Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799, Victor Sánchez‐Cordero, 2001, 'Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 63-76
Temporal habits nocturnal nocturnal – Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial – Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Peromyscus mexicanus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 29 - 75 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Peromyscus mexicanus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Peromyscus mexicanus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Peromyscus mexicanus 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
Peromyscus mexicanus Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Peromyscus mexicanus SÁnchez‐Cordero,V. Í., 2008, Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico, Global Ecology and Biogeography 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Peromyscus mexicanus 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 mexicanus 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 mexicanus 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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