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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Arvicola amphibius

Accepted taxon: Arvicola amphibius


Accepted taxon: Arvicola amphibius
Taxon: Arvicola amphibius
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Arvicolinae | Arvicola
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 Arvicola amphibius diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 43, CP (Crude Protein) 26, EE (Ether Extract) 6. 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 Arvicola amphibius.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 25.00 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 25.00 Grzimek,B…
Cactaceae SHOOT 20.00 Smith,A. …
Insecta WHOLE 15.00 Smith,A. …
Mollusca WHOLE 10.00 Smith,A. …
Osteichthyes WHOLE 5.00 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 2. List of Standard Traits for Arvicola amphibius.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Grazer Herbivore-Grazer Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore Brian K. …
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Semiaquatic Aquatic,Semiaquatic Jerry O. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Arvicola amphibius.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Arvicola amphibius.
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 Arvicola amphibius.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Arvicola terrestris SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym Verified - Accepted
Arvicola terrestris McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym Verified - Accepted
Arvicola amphibius Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Arvicola terrestris Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos 61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym Verified - Accepted
Arvicola terrestris Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology 61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym Verified - Accepted
Arvicola terrestris Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym Verified - Accepted
Arvicola amphibius Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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