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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Erethizon dorsata

Accepted taxon: Erethizon dorsata


Accepted taxon: Erethizon dorsata
Taxon: Erethizon dorsata
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | HYSTRICOMORPHA | HYSTRICOGNATHI | Erethizontidae | Erethizontinae | Erethizon
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 Erethizon dorsata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 21, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 46, CP (Crude Protein) 9, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Erethizon dorsata.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida BUD 24.29 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida STEM 22.13 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 11.17 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BARK 10.21 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 8.38 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 7.97 Grzimek,B…
Quercus BARK 4.17 Grzimek,B…
Coniferophyta LEAF 3.13 Nowak,R. …
0 MINERAL 2.91 Nowak,R. …
Pinus BARK 2.08 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 1.51 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 1.10 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 0.55 Nowak,R. …
Vertebrata BONES 0.27 Nowak,R. …
Cervidae BONES 0.14 Nowak,R. …

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 Erethizon dorsata.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Herbivore Frugivore-Herbivore,Herbivore-Browser Arends, A…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Frugivore,Herbivore Arends, A…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Scansonal Arboreal,Scansonal,Terrestrial Arends, A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Erethizon dorsata.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 4,740 - - Ferreira,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 3,500 - 18,000 - Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM) New World g - - - - - 11,136 - - Arends, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 10 10 - - - 5,436.19 - - Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 503.4 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 10 10 - - - 22.24 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Erethizon dorsata.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 25 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 104 - - Engelman,…
BMR (kJ/h) nan kJ/h - - - - - 56 - - McNab, B.…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 37 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 6 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 30 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 6 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 34 - - Nelson, A…
BCL, basicranial length nan mm 1 1 - - - 45 - - Ferreira,…
DL, diastema length nan mm 1 1 - - - 33 - - Ferreira,…
FW, frontal width nan mm 1 1 - - - 44 - - Ferreira,…
IW, incisor width nan mm 1 1 - - - 11 - - Ferreira,…
RL, rostral length nan mm 1 1 - - - 57 - - Ferreira,…
skull, condyle-basal length of the skull nan mm 1 1 - - - 101 - - Ferreira,…
TL, total length of skull nan mm 1 1 - - - 111 - - Ferreira,…
Upper T, Upper incisor transverse diameter nan mm 1 1 - - - 4 - - Ferreira,…
UTRW, Upper tooth row length nan mm 1 1 - - - 25 - - Ferreira,…
ZL, zygomatic arc length nan mm 1 1 - - - 57 - - Ferreira,…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Erethizon dorsata.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Erethizon dorsatum SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum Arends,A., 2001, The comparative energetics of ‘caviomorph’rodents, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum Samuels, Joshua X., and Blaire Van Valkenburgh. “Skeletal Indicators of Locomotor Adaptations in Living and Extinct Rodents.” J. Morphol. 269, no. 11 (November 2008): 1387–1411. doi:10.1002/jmor.10662. 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum 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. 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum 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. 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum 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. 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum Ferreira, J.D., Rinderknecht, A., de Moura Bubadué, J., Gasparetto, L.F., Dozo, M.T., Sánchez-Villagra, M.R. and Kerber, L., 2024. Unveiling the neuroanatomy of Josephoartigasia monesi and the evolution of encephalization in caviomorph rodents. Brain Structure and Function, pp.1-15. 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Erethizon dorsatum Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted

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