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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Accepted taxon: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus


Accepted taxon: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Taxon: Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | SCIUROMORPHA | Sciuridae | Sciurinae | Sciurini | Tamiasciurus
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 Tamiasciurus hudsonicus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 24, EE (Ether Extract) 11. 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 Tamiasciurus hudsonicus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SEED 46.48 Damuth, J…
Fungi SHOOT 14.44 Damuth, J…
Vertebrata EGGS 13.33 Damuth, J…
Coniferophyta SEED 11.85 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida BUD 4.63 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 3.70 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida EXUDATES 2.78 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BARK 1.85 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 0.93 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 2. List of Standard Traits for Tamiasciurus hudsonicus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Granivore Frugivore-Granivore Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore Brian K. …
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal Joshua X.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Tamiasciurus hudsonicus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 11 11 - - - 220.46 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 11 11 - - - 220.46 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Tamiasciurus hudsonicus.
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 Tamiasciurus hudsonicus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Hayssen,V., 2008, Patterns of body and tail length and body mass in Sciuridae, Journal of mammalogy 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 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
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 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. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 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
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus 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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