Accepted taxon: Mustela erminea
Accepted taxon: Mustela erminea
| Taxon: |
Mustela erminea |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mustelidae | Mustelinae | Mustela |
| 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 Mustela erminea diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 7, CP (Crude Protein) 57, EE (Ether Extract) 25.
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 Mustela erminea.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
19.38 |
Damuth, J… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
19.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Muridae |
WHOLE |
17.86 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
12.15 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
EGGS |
5.79 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
3.95 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Arvicolinae |
WHOLE |
3.11 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Lagomorpha |
WHOLE |
3.08 |
Smith,A. … |
| Sciurinae |
WHOLE |
2.56 |
Smith,A. … |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
2.55 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Spermophilus |
WHOLE |
2.22 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Animalia |
WHOLE |
2.00 |
Reid,F., … |
| Leporidae |
WHOLE |
1.78 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
1.54 |
Smith,A. … |
| Serpentes |
WHOLE |
1.03 |
Smith,A. … |
| Aves |
EGGS |
0.89 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
0.51 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
0.26 |
Smith,A. … |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Mustela erminea.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
9 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
131.57 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
9 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
131.57 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Mustela erminea.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Mustela erminea.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Mustela erminea |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
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 |
| Mustela erminea |
Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.†Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
Law, C.J., Blackwell, E.A., Curtis, A.A., Dickinson, E., Hartstone‐Rose, A. and Santana, S.E., 2022. Decoupled evolution of the cranium and mandible in carnivoran mammals. Evolution. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E., Wolff, J.O., Khan, M.K., Smith, K., Allen, A.P., Bulbert, M., Buzatto, B.A., Eldridge, M.D. and Falster, D., 2022. AnimalTraits-a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data, 9(1), p.265. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mustela erminea |
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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