MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Chionomys nivalis

Accepted taxon: Chionomys nivalis
Taxon:	Chionomys nivalis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	RODENTIA \| MYOMORPHA \| Muroidea \| Cricetidae \| Arvicolinae \| Chionomys
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 Chionomys nivalis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 22, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 44, CP (Crude Protein) 19, 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 Chionomys nivalis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Nardus stricta	STEM	28.57	Metcheva,…
Taraxacum officinale	SHOOT	23.81	Metcheva,…
Poa alpina	STEM	19.05	Metcheva,…
Insecta	WHOLE	14.29	Metcheva,…
Ascomycota	SHOOT	9.52	Metcheva,…
Plantae	SHOOT	4.76	Metcheva,…

^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 Chionomys nivalis.
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. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Chionomys nivalis.
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 Chionomys nivalis.
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 Chionomys nivalis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Microtus nivalis	McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Chionomys nivalis	Metcheva,R., 2008, The snow vole (Chionomys nivalis) as an appropriate environmental bioindicator in alpine ecosystems, Science of the total environment	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Microtus nivalis	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.	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted

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