Accepted taxon: Chrotopterus auritus
Accepted taxon: Chrotopterus auritus
| Taxon: |
Chrotopterus auritus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Phyllostomidae | Phyllostominae | Chrotopterus |
| 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 Chrotopterus auritus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 11, CP (Crude Protein) 58, 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 Chrotopterus auritus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
17.13 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
15.81 |
Damuth, J… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
11.16 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
10.78 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
9.92 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
7.44 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
7.44 |
Damuth, J… |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
4.96 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Chiroptera |
WHOLE |
4.34 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Marmosa |
WHOLE |
3.72 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Muridae |
WHOLE |
3.10 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
1.86 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
1.55 |
Pellón, J… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
0.78 |
Pellón, 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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Chrotopterus auritus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Central America |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
80.9 |
- |
- |
Robert M.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Mexico |
g |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
70 |
- |
- |
Jorge E. … |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
58 |
65 |
72 |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Chrotopterus auritus.
| 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 Chrotopterus auritus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
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 |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Brigham,R. M., 1991, Prey detection, dietary niche breadth, and body size in bats: why are aerial insectivorous bats so small?, The American Naturalist |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Kalko,E. K. V., 2001, Neotropical bats in the canopy: diversity, community structure, and implications for conservation, Plant Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Passos,F. C., 2003, Frugivoria em morcegos (Mammalia, Chiroptera) no Parque Estadual Intervales, sudeste do Brasil, Revista Brasileira de Zoologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Schondube,J. E., 2001, Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats, Zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
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 |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
MedellÃÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Stevens, R.D. and Amarilla-Stevens, H.N., 2021. Dietary patterns of phyllostomid bats in interior Atlantic Forest of eastern Paraguay. Journal of Mammalogy. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Pellón, J.J., Medina-Espinoza, E.F., Lim, B.K., Cornejo, F. and Medellín, R.A., 2022. Eat what you can, when you can: relatively high arthropod consumption by frugivorous bats in Amazonian Peru. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-8. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chrotopterus auritus |
Gaudioso, P.J., Pérez, M.J., Gamboa Alurralde, S., Toledo, N. and Díaz, M.M., 2023. Exploration of the morphology and functional implications of the forelimb in bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Neotropical region. Zoomorphology, pp.1-17. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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