Accepted taxon: Macroderma gigas
Accepted taxon: Macroderma gigas
| Taxon: |
Macroderma gigas |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Megadermatidae | Macroderma |
| 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 Macroderma gigas diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 4, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 12, CP (Crude Protein) 56, EE (Ether Extract) 20.
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 Macroderma gigas.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
32.94 |
Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
11.11 |
Damuth, J… |
| Mus |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Blattaria |
WHOLE |
7.94 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
7.14 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
6.75 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
6.35 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Chiroptera |
WHOLE |
6.35 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Metatheria |
WHOLE |
5.95 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Gekkonidae |
WHOLE |
4.76 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
2.38 |
Nowak,R. … |
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 Macroderma gigas.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Carnivore
|
Carnivore
|
– 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
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– 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 Macroderma gigas.
| 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 Macroderma gigas.
| 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 Macroderma gigas.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Macroderma gigas |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macroderma gigas |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macroderma gigas |
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 |
| Macroderma gigas |
Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macroderma gigas |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macroderma gigas |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macroderma gigas |
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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