Accepted taxon: Eonycteris spelaea
Accepted taxon: Eonycteris spelaea
| Taxon: |
Eonycteris spelaea |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Pteropodidae | Eonycteris |
| 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 Eonycteris spelaea diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 84, CP (Crude Protein) 8, EE (Ether Extract) 2.
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 Eonycteris spelaea.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliophyta |
NECTAR/JUICE |
50.00 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
NECTAR/JUICE |
33.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
POLLEN |
16.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
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 Eonycteris spelaea.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Nectarivore
|
Nectarivore
|
– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Frugivore
|
Frugivore
|
– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Eonycteris spelaea.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Hon Tre Island, Vietnam |
g |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
34 |
- |
54 |
- |
Son, N., … |
| Ear Length (EL) |
Hon Tre Island, Vietnam |
mm |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
14 |
- |
16 |
- |
Son, N., … |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
Hon Tre Island, Vietnam |
mm |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
60 |
- |
70 |
- |
Son, N., … |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) |
Hon Tre Island, Vietnam |
mm |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
80 |
- |
100 |
- |
Son, N., … |
| Hind Foot Length (HFL) |
Hon Tre Island, Vietnam |
mm |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
18 |
- |
21 |
- |
Son, N., … |
| Tail Length (TL) |
Hon Tre Island, Vietnam |
mm |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
12 |
- |
15 |
- |
Son, N., … |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Eonycteris spelaea.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Skull length |
Kalimantan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
32 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Skull length |
Sulawesi |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
36 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Skull length |
Sumatra, Java |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
34 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Eonycteris spelaea.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Eonycteris spelaea |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Eonycteris spelaea |
Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Eonycteris spelaea |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Eonycteris spelaea |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Eonycteris spelaea |
Son, N.T., Yuzefovich, A.P. and Kruskop, S.V., 2022. First documented bat records on the Hon Tre Island, Nha Trang Bay, Vietnam. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Eonycteris spelaea |
Molinari, J., A global assessment of the 'island rule' in bats based on functionally distinct measures of body size. Journal of Biogeography. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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