MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Sorex palustris

Accepted taxon: Sorex palustris
Taxon:	Sorex palustris
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 palustris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 50, EE (Ether Extract) 13. 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 palustris.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Animalia	WHOLE	17.86	Beneski J…
Insecta	WHOLE	15.48	Beneski J…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	11.90	Beneski J…
Gastropoda	WHOLE	11.67	Beneski J…
Endogone	ROOT	5.00	Beneski J…
Notropis cornutus	WHOLE	4.76	Beneski J…
Cottus	WHOLE	4.76	Beneski J…
Osteichthyes	EGGS	3.57	Beneski J…
Araneae	WHOLE	2.38	Beneski J…
Salmonidae	WHOLE	2.38	Beneski J…
Dicamptodon tenebrosus	LARVAE	2.38	Beneski J…
Plecoptera	LARVAE	2.04	Beneski J…
Oligochaeta	WHOLE	1.90	Beneski J…
Hirudinea	WHOLE	1.90	Beneski J…
Insecta	LARVAE	1.79	Grzimek,B…
Ephemeroptera	WHOLE	1.70	Beneski J…
Muridae	CARRION	1.43	Beneski J…
Trichoptera	WHOLE	1.36	Beneski J…
Arthropoda	WHOLE	1.19	Grzimek,B…
Tipulidae	LARVAE	1.02	Beneski J…
Teleostei	WHOLE	0.95	Beneski J…
Diptera	WHOLE	0.68	Beneski J…
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	0.60	Grzimek,B…
Fungi	SHOOT	0.48	Grzimek,B…
Dicamptodon ensatus	LARVAE	0.48	Beneski J…
Gryllidae	WHOLE	0.34	Beneski 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 palustris.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Aquatic	Aquatic	Jerry O. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Sorex palustris.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	13	13	-	-	-	11.27	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	13	13	-	-	-	11.27	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Sorex palustris.
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 palustris.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Sorex palustris	Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris	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 palustris	ChurchÃ¯Â¬Âeld,S., 2007, Habitat use by water shrews, the smallest of amphibious, Behaviour and Ecology of Riparian Mammals	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris	Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris	Beneski, J.T. and Stinson, D.W., 1987. Sorex palustris. Mammalian Species, (296), pp.1-6.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris	Beneski Jr,J. T., 1987, Sorex palustris, Mammalian Species	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Sorex palustris	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

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