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. 2017 Jul 3;14:32. doi: 10.1186/s12983-017-0215-z

Table 1.

Hindlimb muscle morphometric data geometrically scaled for a jerboa of mass 62.72g

Muscle Mass Fiber length Pennation angle MTP arm Ankle arm Knee arm Hip arm
Plantaris 0.10 7.10 8 1.15 4.52 1.96 -
Digital Flexors 0.06 7.25 15 1.08 1.58 - -
Medial Gastroc 0.20 4.39 15 - 4.52 2.02 -
Lateral Gastroc 0.22 5.15 18 - 4.52 2.02 -
Soleus 0.02 7.16 5 - 4.47 - -
Rectus Femoris 0.18 9.35 16 - - 3.33 5.75
Vastus Lateralis 0.43 13.21 11 - - 3.33 -
Vastus Medialis 0.13 9.98 10 - - 3.33 -
Vastus Intermedius 0.02 5.30 5 - - 3.33 -
Biceps Femoris 0.87 32.26 10 - - - 5.79
Gluteus Medius 0.19 11.23 0 - - - 3.42
Gluteus Medialis 0.02 6.65 0 - - - 3.42
Gluteus Minimus 0.06 8.63 0 - - - 3.42
Adductor Magnus 0.56 23.01 3 - - - 10.52
Semitendinosus 0.07 23.46 3 - - - 11.32

Muscle masses are shown in grams, fiber length and moment arms are shown in millimeters, and muscle pennation angles are shown in degrees