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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Microtus ochrogaster

Accepted taxon: Microtus ochrogaster


Accepted taxon: Microtus ochrogaster
Taxon: Microtus ochrogaster
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Arvicolinae | Microtus | Pedomys
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 ochrogaster diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 55, CP (Crude Protein) 14, 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 ochrogaster.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 33.33 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 23.81 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 12.50 Damuth, J…
Poaceae STEM 10.71 Damuth, J…
Lilianae ROOT 8.93 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SEED 5.36 Damuth, J…
Arthropoda WHOLE 3.57 Damuth, J…
Vertebrata WHOLE 1.79 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 ochrogaster.
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 Microtus ochrogaster.
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 ochrogaster.
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 ochrogaster.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Microtus ochrogaster McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Microtus ochrogaster 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 ochrogaster Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Microtus ochrogaster Everson, K.M., McGinnis, R.C., Burdine, O.P., Huddleston, T.R., Hylick, T.M., Keith, A.L., Moore, S.C., O’Brien, A.E., Vilardo, A.L. and Krupa, J.J., 2023. Disentangling morphology and genetics in two voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus and M. ochrogaster) in a region of sympatry. Journal of Mammalogy, p.gyac119. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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