MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rousettus aegyptiacus

Accepted taxon: Rousettus aegyptiacus
Taxon:	Rousettus aegyptiacus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Pteropodidae \| Rousettus \| Rousettus
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 Rousettus aegyptiacus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 73, CP (Crude Protein) 6, EE (Ether Extract) 5. 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 Rousettus aegyptiacus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	100.00	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 Rousettus aegyptiacus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
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
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Granivore	Frugivore-Granivore	– 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
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Rousettus aegyptiacus.
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 Rousettus aegyptiacus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Principe island	mm	-	-	-	-	-	42	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	São Tome island	mm	-	-	-	-	-	45	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Gabon	mm	-	-	-	-	-	43	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Iran	mm	-	-	-	-	-	40	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Kenya	mm	-	-	-	-	-	43	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Oman	mm	-	-	-	-	-	42	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Rio Muni	mm	-	-	-	-	-	44	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	S Africa	mm	-	-	-	-	-	43	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Sinai	mm	-	-	-	-	-	41	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Yemen	mm	-	-	-	-	-	41	-	-	Molinari,…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Rousettus aegyptiacus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Rousettus aegyptiacus	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
Rousettus aegypticus	McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Rousettus aegyptiacus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Rousettus aegyptiacus	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
Rousettus aegyptiacus	Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E., Wolff, J.O., Khan, M.K., Smith, K., Allen, A.P., Bulbert, M., Buzatto, B.A., Eldridge, M.D. and Falster, D., 2022. AnimalTraits-a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data, 9(1), p.265.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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