MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Phyllostomus discolor

Accepted taxon: Phyllostomus discolor
Taxon:	Phyllostomus discolor
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Phyllostomidae \| Phyllostominae \| Phyllostomus
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 Phyllostomus discolor diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 43, CP (Crude Protein) 21, EE (Ether Extract) 7. 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 Phyllostomus discolor.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	37.50	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	25.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	POLLEN	20.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	NECTAR/JUICE	17.50	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 Phyllostomus discolor.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	– Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	– Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âferos do Brasil 2Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Âª EdiÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Frugivore-omnivore, Insectivore	– Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âferos do Brasil 2Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Âª EdiÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore, Frugivore	– Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,, Jorge E. Schondube, L. Gerardo Herrera-M, Carlos MartÃƒÂnez del Rio, 2001, 'Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats', Zoology, vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 59-73, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âferos do Brasil 2Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Âª EdiÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, 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, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Phyllostomus discolor.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
- Checked, Unlinked -	Mexico	n/a	2	2	-	-	-		-	0	Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM)	Mexico	g	2	2	-	-	-	41.5	-	1	Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM)	Central America	g	-	-	-	-	-	42.2	-	-	Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	29	38	47	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Phyllostomus discolor.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Amazonian Peru	mm	-	-	-	-	-	29	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	French Guiana	mm	-	-	-	-	-	29	-	-	Molinari,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Phyllostomus discolor.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Phyllostomus discolor	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
Phyllostomus discolor	Schondube,J. E., 2001, Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats, Zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phyllostomus discolor	Cruz-Neto,A. P., 2001, Diet, phylogeny, and basal metabolic rate in phyllostomid bats, Zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phyllostomus discolor	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
Phyllostomus discolor	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phyllostomus discolor	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
Phyllostomus discolor	Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phyllostomus discolor	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phyllostomus discolor	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Phyllostomus discolor	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
Phyllostomus discolor	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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