MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Glossophaga longirostris

Accepted taxon: Glossophaga longirostris
Taxon:	Glossophaga longirostris
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Phyllostomidae \| Glossophaginae \| Glossophagini \| Glossophaga
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 Glossophaga longirostris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 68, CP (Crude Protein) 16, 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 Glossophaga longirostris.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	NECTAR/JUICE	40.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	25.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	POLLEN	20.00	Damuth, J…
Insecta	WHOLE	15.00	Damuth, J…

^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 Glossophaga longirostris.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Nectarivore	Nectarivore	Cakenberg…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	Cakenberg…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Glossophaga longirostris.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	12	16	20	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Glossophaga longirostris.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Bequia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Canouan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Carriacou	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Curaçao	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Grenada	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Margarita Island	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Mayreau, Union Island, Prune Island	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Mustique	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	St. Vincent	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Apure, Venezuela S Orinoco	mm	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	NC and NE Venezuela	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	NE Colombia, NW Venezuela	mm	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	W Venezuela	mm	-	-	-	-	-	25	-	-	Molinari,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Glossophaga longirostris.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Glossophaga longirostris	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
Glossophaga longirostris	Carstens,B. C., 2002, A Phylogeny of the Neotropical nectar-feeding bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) based on morphological and molecular data, Journal of Mammalian Evolution	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Glossophaga longirostris	Cruz-Neto,A. P., 2001, Diet, phylogeny, and basal metabolic rate in phyllostomid bats, Zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Glossophaga longirostris	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Glossophaga longirostris	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
Glossophaga longirostris	Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Glossophaga longirostris	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Glossophaga longirostris	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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