Accepted taxon: Megaloglossus woermanni
Accepted taxon: Megaloglossus woermanni
| Taxon: |
Megaloglossus woermanni |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Pteropodidae | Megaloglossus |
| 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 Megaloglossus woermanni diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 4, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 77, CP (Crude Protein) 14, 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.
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Table 1. List of Diet Items for Megaloglossus woermanni.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
NECTAR/JUICE |
55.56 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
POLLEN |
44.44 |
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 Megaloglossus woermanni.
| 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, Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology, 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, Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology, Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Megaloglossus woermanni.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Megaloglossus woermanni.
| 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 Megaloglossus woermanni.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Megaloglossus woermanni |
Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Megaloglossus woermanni |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Megaloglossus woermanni |
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 |
| Megaloglossus woermanni |
Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Megaloglossus woermanni |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Megaloglossus woermanni |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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