Accepted taxon: Odocoileus hemionus
Accepted taxon: Odocoileus hemionus
| Taxon: |
Odocoileus hemionus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
ARTIODACTYLA | Cervidae | Capreolinae | Odocoileus |
| 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 Odocoileus hemionus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 23, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 53, CP (Crude Protein) 12, 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 Odocoileus hemionus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
22.86 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
22.34 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
STEM |
20.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
12.73 |
Damuth, J… |
| Pseudotsuga |
STEM |
3.07 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
2.60 |
Damuth, J… |
| Thuja plicata |
STEM |
2.02 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rubus |
FRUIT |
1.90 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ascomycota |
SHOOT |
1.55 |
Damuth, J… |
| Tsuga heterophylla |
STEM |
1.52 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vaccinium |
FRUIT |
1.26 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Gaultheria shallon |
STEM |
1.20 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rubus spectabilis |
FRUIT |
1.20 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Blechnum spicant |
SHOOT |
1.01 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rubus parviflorus |
FRUIT |
1.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rubus glaucus |
FRUIT |
0.90 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Pteridium aquilinum |
SHOOT |
0.90 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Cornus |
FRUIT |
0.76 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Salix |
STEM |
0.60 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium |
SHOOT |
0.30 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Equisetophyta |
SHOOT |
0.20 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Anaphalis |
SHOOT |
0.10 |
Grzimek,B… |
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 Odocoileus hemionus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
70,780 |
- |
- |
Wimberly,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
58,497.54 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
58,497.54 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Odocoileus hemionus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Mysterud,Atle, 2000, The Relationship between Ecological Segregation and Sexual Body Size Dimorphism in Large Herbivores, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
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 |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Quibod, M.N.R.M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F. and Tomlinson, K.W., 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad068. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
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 |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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