Lemmiscus curtatus (rodent)
Variant names: Lagurus curtatus
Mass: 30.3 g based on McNab 1992 and Johnson et al. 1948
Abundance: 0.30 to 3.70% (median 1.22%)
Latitudinal range: 35.5° to 46.6°Habitats: (10), desert/xeric shrubland (1)
Found in 11 samples
United States: Raft River Valley, Crystal Ball Cave (Late Pleistocene), Haystack Cave (lower levels) (Late Pleistocene), Camels Back Cave (Stratum I) (Holocene), Camels Back Cave (Stratum II) (Holocene), Mescal Cave (Pleistocene - Holocene), Sunshine Locality (Unit A) (Holocene), Sunshine Locality (Unit E) (Late Pleistocene), Marmes Rockshelter (Harrison horizon) (Pleistocene - Holocene), Marmes Rockshelter (Marmes horizon) (Holocene), Marmes Rockshelter (A6-16 horizon) (Late Pleistocene)
Size measurements:
body mass | 30.3 g | N = 69 | McNab 1992 |
♀ body mass | 29.3 g | N = 7 | Johnson et al. 1948 |
♂ body mass | 31.5 g | N = 8 | Johnson et al. 1948 |
condylobasal length | 20.9 mm | N = 4 | Dearden and Lee 1955 |
ear length | 11.3 mm | N = 4 | Dearden and Lee 1955 |
hind foot length | 16 mm | N = 4 | Dearden and Lee 1955 |
skull width | 13.9 mm | N = 4 | Dearden and Lee 1955 |
tail length | 16.7 mm | N = 4 | Dearden and Lee 1955 |
♀ tail length | 21.4 mm | N = 11 | Johnson et al. 1948 |
♀ tail length | 22.4 mm | N = 14 | Johnson et al. 1948 |
♂ tail length | 20 mm | N = 12 | Johnson et al. 1948 |
♂ tail length | 19.9 mm | N = 19 | Johnson et al. 1948 |
total body length | 124 mm | N = 4 | Dearden and Lee 1955 |
♀ total body length | 124.6 mm | N = 11 | Johnson et al. 1948 |
♀ total body length | 128.6 mm | N = 14 | Johnson et al. 1948 |
♂ total body length | 123.6 mm | N = 12 | Johnson et al. 1948 |
♂ total body length | 122.9 mm | N = 19 | Johnson et al. 1948 |
upper tooth row length | 5.7 mm | N = 4 | Dearden and Lee 1955 |
See also Lemmiscus