Accepted taxon: Macrotus californicus
Accepted taxon: Macrotus californicus
| Taxon: |
Macrotus californicus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Phyllostomidae | Phyllostominae | Macrotus |
| 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 Macrotus californicus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 27, CP (Crude Protein) 44, EE (Ether Extract) 14.
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 Macrotus californicus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
58.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
16.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Lepidoptera |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
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 Macrotus californicus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Insectivore
|
Insectivore
|
– Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,, Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,, Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Macrotus californicus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
North America |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12.9 |
- |
- |
Robert M.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Macrotus californicus.
| 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 Macrotus californicus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Macrotus californicus |
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 |
| Macrotus californicus |
Cruz-Neto,A. P., 2001, Diet, phylogeny, and basal metabolic rate in phyllostomid bats, Zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macrotus californicus |
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 |
| Macrotus californicus |
Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Macrotus californicus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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