Accepted taxon: Ondatra zibethicus
Accepted taxon: Ondatra zibethicus
| Taxon: |
Ondatra zibethicus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
RODENTIA | MYOMORPHA | Muroidea | Cricetidae | Arvicolinae | Ondatra |
| 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 Ondatra zibethicus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 18, ASH (Ash contents) 15, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 35, CP (Crude Protein) 26, EE (Ether Extract) 5.
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 Ondatra zibethicus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
35.15 |
Damuth, J… |
| Nymphaea |
SHOOT |
12.50 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Typha |
SHOOT |
11.46 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Bivalvia |
WHOLE |
8.39 |
Damuth, J… |
| Animalia |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
5.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Scirpus |
LEAF |
4.17 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
4.17 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
2.95 |
Damuth, J… |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
2.68 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
2.08 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Brachyura |
WHOLE |
1.79 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Astacoidea |
WHOLE |
1.34 |
Nowak,R. … |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ondatra zibethicus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
1,278.38 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
1,278.38 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ondatra zibethicus.
| 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 Ondatra zibethicus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
SAMUELS,J. X., 2009, Cranial morphology and dietary habits of rodents, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
Carleton,M. D., 1980, Phylogenetic relationships in neotomine-peromyscine rodents (Muroidea) and a reappraisal of the dichotomy within New World Cricetinae, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
Wolff,J. O., 1985, Why are aquatic small mammals so large?, Oikos |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
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 |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
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 |
| Ondatra zibethica |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
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 |
| Ondatra zibethicus |
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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