Table A1.
List of species and GenBank accesses of rodent and rabbit for the cytochrome b mitochondrial gene. Data on the log of brain mass (BrM, g), body mass (BM, g), and basal metabolic rate (BMR, cm3O2/h) for rodent species based on McNab and Eisenberg (1989); White and Seymour (2003); and Isler and van Schaik (2006).
| Species | BrM | BMR | BMR* | BM | GenBank Accession# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORDER RODENTIA | |||||
| Family Aplodontiidae | |||||
| Aplodontia rufa | 1.95 | 6.03 | McNab (1979b) | 6.69 | AJ389528 |
| FAMILY AGOUTIDAE | |||||
| Agouti (Cuniculus) paca | 3.40 | 7.92 | Arends and McNab (2001) | 9.00 | AY206551 |
| FAMILY SCIURIDAE | |||||
| Ammospermophilus leucurus | 0.85 | 4.54 | Lovegrove (2000), Chappell and Bartholomew 1981a,b | 4.66 | AY685488 |
| Cynomys ludovicianus | 1.79 | 6.05 | Reinking et al. (1977) | 6.68 | AF157890 |
| Glaucomys volans | 0.59 | 4.51 | Lovegrove (2003) | 4.29 | AJ389531 |
| Marmota monax | 2.37 | 6.50 | Benedict (1938) | 8.34 | AF157953 |
| Marmota flaviventris | 2.33 | 7.34 | Reinking et al. (1977) | 8.52 | AF143927 |
| Paraxerus cepapi | 0.51 | 4.98 | Viljoen (1985) | 5.26 | U59179 |
| Sciurus aberti | 1.92 | 6.07 | Golightly and Ohmart (1978) | 6.44 | U10163 |
| Sciurus carolinensis | 1.97 | 5.91 | Bolls and Perfect (1972) | 6.35 | U46167 |
| Spermophilus beldingi | 1.19 | 5.07 | Lovegrove (2003) | 5.57 | AF157951 |
| Spermophilus richardsonii | 1.21 | 5.08 | Lovegrove (2003) | 5.87 | S73150 |
| Spermophilus tridecemlineatus | 0.86 | 4.64 | Lovegrove (2003) | 4.93 | AF157877 |
| Spermophilus beecheyi | 1.63 | 5.76 | Baudinette (1972) | 6.38 | AF157918 |
| Spermophilus tereticaudus | 0.60 | 4.54 | Hudson et al. (1972) | 5.05 | AF157940 |
| Spermophilus lateralis | 1.18 | 5.46 | Lovegrove (2003) | 5.51 | AF157950 |
| Spermophilus parryii | 1.46 | 6.25 | Geiser (1988) | 6.18 | AY428024 |
| Spermophilus undulatus | 1.58 | 6.50 | Casey et al. (1979) | 6.59 | AF157912 |
| Spermophilus townsedi | 0.72 | 4.86 | Lovegrove (2003) | 5.29 | AF157949 |
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | 1.34 | 5.54 | Pauls (1981) | 5.24 | AF147643 |
| Tamias striatus | 0.77 | 4.50 | Wang and Hudson (1971) | 4.55 | AF147670 |
| Tamias amoenus | 0.33 | 4.57 | Kenagy and Vleck (1982), Jones and Wang (1976) | 3.93 | AF147630 |
| Tamias minimus | 0.47 | 4.29 | Jones and Wang (1976), Willems and Armitage (1975) | 3.81 | AF147649 |
| Tamias palmeri | 0.68 | 4.73 | Yousef et al. (1974) | 4.11 | AF147655 |
| Xerus inauris | 1.34 | 5.74 | Lovegrove (2003) | 6.44 | AY452689 |
| FAMILY GEOMYIDAE | |||||
| Geomys bursarius | 0.71 | 4.93 | Bradley and Yousef (1975) | 5.31 | AY393941 |
| Thomomys talpoides | 0.33 | 4.86 | Lovegrove (2003) | 4.79 | AF215809 |
| FAMILY HETEROMYIDAE | |||||
| Chaetodipus hispidus | −0.39 | 3.87 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.66 | AF172832 |
| Dipodomys microps | 0.19 | 4.10 | Lovegrove (2003) | 4.09 | AY926385 |
| Dipodomys agilis | 0.29 | 4.16 | Lovegrove (2003) | 4.12 | U65303 |
| Dipodomys deserti | 0.55 | 4.54 | Lovegrove (2003) | 4.87 | AY926381 |
| Dipodomys heermanni | 0.31 | 4.29 | Hinds and Rice-Warner (1992) | 4.09 | AY926369 |
| Dipodomys merriami | 0.05 | 3.79 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.63 | AF 173502 |
| Dipodomys ordii | 0.32 | 4.16 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.99 | AY926365 |
| Heteromys anomalus | 0.02 | 4.61 | Arends and McNab (2001) | 4.25 | DQ168468 |
| Heteromys desmarestianus | 0.08 | 4.60 | Hinds and MacMillen (1985) | 4.28 | DQ168467 |
| Liomys salvini | −0.26 | 3.88 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.80 | DQ168546 |
| Microdipodops megacephalus | 0.51 | 3.43 | Lovegrove (2003) | 2.65 | AY926362 |
| Perognathus flavus | −1.20 | 2.85 | Hinds and MacMillen (1985) | 2.17 | DQ168551 |
| Perognathus longimembris | −1.80 | 2.53 | Lovegrove (2003) | 2.12 | U65302 |
| FAMILY DIPODIDAE | |||||
| Jaculus jaculus | 0.19 | 4.52 | Hooper and Hilali (1972) | 4.01 | AJ416890 |
| Napaeozapus insignis | −0.73 | 3.68 | Brower and Cade (1966) | 3.14 | AJ389535 |
| Zapus hudsonicus | −0.84 | 3.81 | Lovegrove (2003) | 2.88 | DQ664918 |
| FAMILY CRICETIDAE | |||||
| Arvicola terrestris | 0.49 | 4.73 | Lovegrove (2003) | 5.13 | AF119269 |
| Cricetus cricetus | 0.90 | 5.45 | Lovegrove (2000), Hart (1971) | 5.85 | AY275109 |
| Clethrionomys (Myodes) rutilus | −0.58 | 4.34 | Rosenmann et al. (1975) | 2.87 | AF119274 |
| Clethrionomys (Myodes) gapperi | −0.58 | 4.09 | Lovegrove (2003) | 2.83 | AF272633 |
| Clethrionomys (Myodes) glareolus | −0.65 | 4.15 | Hart (1971) | 2.88 | AY309419 |
| Clethrionomys (Myodes) rufocanus | −0.49 | 4.08 | McNab (1992) | 3.65 | AY309418 |
| Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | −0.33 | 4.59 | McNab (1992) | 4.23 | AJ131444 |
| Isthmomys pirrensis | 0.54 | 4.80 | Hill (1975) | 4.58 | EF989945 |
| Lemmus sibiricus | 0.20 | 5.06 | Lovegrove (2003) | 4.17 | AJO12671 |
| Lemmus lemmus | −0.15 | 5.26 | Hissa (1970) | 4.23 | AY219145 |
| Megadontomys thomasi | 0.23 | 4.82 | Lovegrove (2000), Hart (1971) | 4.49 | EF989949 |
| Mesocricetus auratus | 0.07 | 4.99 | Hart (1971) | 4.72 | AF119265 |
| Microtus agrestis | −0.56 | 4.15 | McDevitt and Speakman (1996) | 3.10 | DQ662102 |
| Microtus arvalis | −0.60 | 4.13 | Lovegrove (2000), Ishii et al. (1996) | 3.41 | AM991098 |
| Microtus guentheri | −0.37 | 4.38 | Haim and Izhaki (1993) | 3.94 | AY513807 |
| Microtus mexicanus | −0.62 | 3.85 | McNab (1992) | 3.56 | AF163897 |
| Microtus townsendii | −0.13 | 4.50 | Kenagy and Vleck (1982) | 3.82 | AF163906 |
| Microtus pinetorum | −0.58 | 4.07 | McNab (1992) | 3.21 | AF163904 |
| Microtus ochrogaster | −0.34 | 4.50 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.82 | AF163901 |
| Microtus longicaudus | −0.36 | 4.30 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.86 | AF187160 |
| Microtus pennsylvanicus | −0.26 | 4.40 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.62 | AF119279 |
| Microtus montanus | −0.37 | 4.40 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.68 | AF119280 |
| Microtus californicus | −0.25 | 4.22 | McNab (1992) | 3.77 | AF163891 |
| Myopus schisticolor | −0.58 | 4.54 | Saarela and Hissa (1993) | 3.51 | EU165268 |
| Neotoma albigula | 0.77 | 4.90 | McNab (1986) | 5.41 | AF108704 |
| Neotoma fuscipes | 0.98 | 4.99 | McNab (1970) | 5.26 | AF376475 |
| Neotoma cinerea | 0.97 | 5.13 | McNab (1986) | 5.80 | AF186799 |
| Ochrotomys nuttalli | −0.37 | 3.30 | Layne and Dolan (1975) | 3.07 | AY195798 |
| Ondatra zibethicus | 1.55 | 6.47 | McNab (1992) | 7.22 | AF119277 |
| Oligoryzomys longicaudatus | −0.40 | 3.93 | Bozinovic and Rosenmann (1988) | 3.28 | AY452198 |
| Onychomys torridus | −0.53 | 3.39 | Whitford and Conley (1971) | 3.04 | EF989967 |
| Peromyscus boylii | −0.34 | 3.99 | Mazen and Rudd (1980) | 3.31 | AY322506 |
| Peromyscus gossypinus | −0.39 | 3.61 | Glenn (1970), Tannenbaum and Pivorun (1988) | 3.18 | DQ973102 |
| Peromyscus leucopus | −0.46 | 3.52 | Lovegrove (2003) | 2.97 | EF989980 |
| Peromyscus polionotus | −0.87 | 3.07 | Glenn (1970) | 2.76 | EF989995 |
| Peromyscus maniculatus | −0.50 | 3.60 | Lovegrove (2003) | 2.93 | AF119261 |
| Peromyscus californicus | −0.09 | 4.06 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.70 | AF155393 |
| Peromyscus eremicus | −0.62 | 3.48 | Lovegrove (2003) | 2.99 | AY322503 |
| Peromyscus crinitus | −0.63 | 3.44 | Lovegrove (2003) | 2.61 | AY376413 |
| Peromyscus truei | −0.29 | 3.83 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.36 | AF108703 |
| Peromyscus megalops | 0.11 | 4.51 | McNab (1988) | 4.09 | DQ861377 |
| Phyllotis darwini | −0.66 | 4.27 | Bozinovic and Rosenmann (1988) | 3.91 | AY956728 |
| Podomys floridanus | −0.06 | 3.95 | Glenn (1970) | 3.70 | EF989977 |
| Reithrodontomys megalotis | −0.92 | 3.11 | Tomasi (1985), Pearson (1960) | 2.37 | EF990008 |
| Sigmodon hispidus | 0.13 | 5.44 | Bowers (1971), Scheck (1982) | 4.89 | AF108702 |
| Scotinomys teguina | −0.87 | 3.44 | Hill and Hooper (1971) | 2.42 | EF990029 |
| Scotinomys xerampelinus | −0.65 | 3.46 | Hill and Hooper (1971) | 2.72 | AF108706 |
| FAMILY SPALACIDAE | |||||
| Nannospalax (Spalax) ehrenbergi | 0.63 | 4.70 | Lovegrove (2003) | 5.28 | AJ416891 |
| Tachyoryctes splendens | 0.69 | 5.02 | McNab (1979b) | 5.46 | AF160602 |
| FAMILY MURIDAE | |||||
| Acomys cahirinus | −0.43 | 3.83 | Shkolnik and Borut (1969) | 3.74 | Z96053 |
| Aethomys (Micaelamys) namaquensis | −0.66 | 3.87 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.83 | EU3 49731 |
| Apod em us flavicollis | −0.36 | 5.03 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.48 | AF159392 |
| Apodemus sylvaticus | −0.53 | 4.04 | Lovegrove (2003) | 3.17 | AF159395 |
| Conilurus penicillatus | 0.65 | 5.09 | Hinds and Rice-Warner (1992) | 5.01 | AM910935 |
| Desmodillus auricularis | −0.05 | 4.47 | Downs and Perrin (1994) | 3.83 | AJ851272 |
| Gerbillurus paeba | −0.17 | 3.55 | Downs and Perrin (1990) | 3.18 | AJ430557 |
| Gerbillus nanus | −0.51 | 3.19 | Lovegrove (2003) | 2.64 | AJ851270 |
| Hydromys chrysogaster | 1.47 | 6.27 | Dawson and Fanning (1981) | 6.55 | AM408339 |
| Mastomys natalensis | −0.26 | 3.49 | Haim and Fourie (1980) | 4.06 | AY751296 |
| Meriones unguiculatus | 0.12 | 4.34 | Weiner and Gorecki (1981) | 4.05 | AF119264 |
| Micromys minutus | −1.24 | 3.05 | Lovegrove (2000), Hart (1971) | 1.86 | AB201996 |
| Mus minutoides | −1.31 | 3.10 | Lovegrove (2003) | 1.61 | AY057816 |
| Notomys alexis | −0.04 | 3.81 | MacMillen and Lee (1970) | 3.61 | AY176318 |
| Otomys irroratus | 0.32 | 4.44 | Haim (1987) | 4.95 | AH012645 |
| Par atomys brantsii | −0.48 | 4.43 | Du Plessis et al. (1989) | 4.57 | AF141224 |
| Pseudomys hermannsburgensis | −0.71 | 3.15 | MacMillen et al. (1972) | 2.42 | AY176321 |
| Rattus sordidus | 0.53 | 4.67 | Collins and Bradshaw (1973) | 5.03 | EF186477 |
| Rattus fuscipes | 0.49 | 4.44 | Collins (1973) | 4.91 | EF186439 |
| Rattus rattus | 0.33 | 5.12 | McNab (1988) | 5.01 | AB033702 |
| Rhabdomys pumilio | −0.37 | 3.47 | Haim (1987) | 3.72 | AF533116 |
| Stochomys longicaudatus | 0.24 | 4.58 | Lovegrove (2000) | 4.17 | EU292149 |
| Tatera indica | 0.61 | 4.33 | Goyal et al. (1981) | 4.94 | AJ430563 |
| Tatera (Gerbilliscus) afra | 0.44 | 5.20 | Duxbury and Perrin (1992) | 4.17 | AJ430560 |
| Thallomys paedulcus | −0.20 | 4.47 | Lovegrove et al. (1991) | 4.39 | DQ381926 |
| FAMILY NESOMYIDAE | |||||
| Cricetomys gambianus | 1.88 | 6.93 | Lovegrove (2003) | 7.05 | AF160614 |
| Saccostomus campestris | −0.20 | 3.94 | Haim et al. (1991) | 3.92 | EF529796 |
| FAMILY BATHYERGIDAE | |||||
| Cryptomys hottentotus | −0.66 | 4.17 | Lovegrove (2003) | 4.84 | AY425891 |
| Heliophobius argenteocinereus | 0.36 | 4.31 | McNab (1979a) | 5.08 | U87527 |
| Heterocephalus glaber | −0.65 | 3.25 | Lovegrove (2003) | 4.11 | AF155870 |
| FAMILY CHICHILLIDAE | |||||
| Chinchilla lanigera | 1.66 | 5.64 | Lovegrove (2003) | 6.26 | AF283981 |
| Lagostomus maximus | 2.80 | 7.55 | Arends and McNab (2001) | 8.45 | AF245485 |
| FAMILY CAVIIDAE | |||||
| Cavia porcellus | 1.55 | 5.85 | Arends and McNab (2001) | 6.01 | NC_000884.1 |
| FAMILY HYDROCHAERIDAE | |||||
| Hydrochaeris (Hydrochoerus) hydrochaeris | 4.32 | 8.79 | Arends and McNab (2001) | 10.81 | Unpublished** |
| FAMILY DASYPROCTIDAE | |||||
| Dasyprocta leporina | 3.13 | 7.35 | Arends and McNab (2001) | 8.01 | AF437783 |
| FAMILY OCTODONTIDAE | |||||
| Spalacopus cyanus | 0.46 | 4.53 | Lovegrove (2003) | 4.53 | AF007061 |
| Octodon degus | 0.73 | 5.15 | Lovegrove (2003) | 5.35 | AF422914 |
| FAMILY HYSTRICIDAE | |||||
| Hystrix africaeaustralis | 3.11 | 7.77 | Haim et al. (1990) | 9.78 | X70674 |
| FAMILY GLIRIDAE | |||||
| Myoxus (Glis) glis | 0.57 | 5.06 | Geiser (1988) | 4.86 | NC_001892.1 |
| FAMILY PEDETIDAE | |||||
| Pedetes capensis | 2.41 | 6.68 | Lovegrove (2000) | 8.06 | U59176 |
| Out groups | |||||
| Order Lagomorpha | |||||
| FAMILY OCHOTONIDAE | |||||
| Ochotona alpina | DQ335487 | ||||
| Ochotona turuchanensis | DQ335507 | ||||
| Ochotona princeps | NC_005358.1 | ||||
| FAMILY LEPORIDAE | |||||
| Lepus europaeus | NC_004028.1 | ||||
| Oryctolagus cuniculus | EU285255 | ||||
| Pentalagus furnessi | AY292720 | ||||
| Pronolagus crassicaudatus | AY292738 | ||||
| Pronolagus randensis | AY292737 | ||||
| Romerolagus diazi | AY292734 | ||||
*Original sources for BMR data,
**Sequence (714 bp) donated by Sharon A. Jansa (University of Minnesota, US) and Guillermo D’Elia (Universidad de Concepcion, Chile).