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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Microtus californicus

Accepted taxon: Microtus californicus


Accepted taxon: Microtus californicus
Taxon: Microtus californicus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Arvicolinae | Microtus | See comments.
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 Microtus californicus 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 Microtus californicus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 36.11 Damuth, J…
Cyperaceae LEAF 16.67 Reid,F., …
Magnoliopsida SEED 9.72 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 9.72 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida STEM 9.72 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 8.33 Damuth, J…
Lilianae ROOT 6.94 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 2.78 Damuth, J…

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 Microtus californicus.
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 Terrestrial Terrestrial Joshua X.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Microtus californicus.
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 Microtus californicus.
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 Microtus californicus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Microtus californicus SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Microtus californicus McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Microtus californicus Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Microtus californicus 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
Microtus californicus 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
Microtus californicus Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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