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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Sorex cinereus

Accepted taxon: Sorex cinereus


Accepted taxon: Sorex cinereus
Taxon: Sorex cinereus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: SORICOMORPHA | Soricidae | Soricinae | Soricini | Sorex | Otisorex
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 Sorex cinereus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 8, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 13, CP (Crude Protein) 57, EE (Ether Extract) 16. 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 Sorex cinereus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 66.67 Damuth, J…
Animalia WHOLE 33.33 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 Sorex cinereus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore Insectivore Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Brian K. …
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial Jerry O. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Sorex cinereus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 11 11 - - - 4.68 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 11 11 - - - 4.68 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Sorex cinereus.
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 Sorex cinereus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Sorex cinereus McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex cinereus Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex cinereus 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
Sorex cinereus Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Sorex cinereus 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

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2025. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Sorex cinereus , Accessed 4th May 2025 at https://mammalbase.net/me/11093]