MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Vampyressa pusilla

Accepted taxon: Vampyressa pusilla
Taxon:	Vampyressa pusilla
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Phyllostomidae \| Stenodermatinae \| Stenodermatini \| Vampyressa \| Vampyressa
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 Vampyressa pusilla diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 74, CP (Crude Protein) 6, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Vampyressa pusilla.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	53.33	Damuth, J…
Ficus	FRUIT	46.67	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 Vampyressa pusilla.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Granivore	Frugivore-Granivore,Frugivore-Herbivore	Gaudioso,…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Animalivore,Frugivore	Gaudioso,…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Paglia,A.…
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	Rodrigo A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Vampyressa pusilla.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Central America	g	-	-	-	-	-	8.2	-	-	Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Vampyressa pusilla.
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 Vampyressa pusilla.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Vampyressa pusilla	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
Vampyressa pussila	Cruz-Neto,A. P., 2001, Diet, phylogeny, and basal metabolic rate in phyllostomid bats, Zoology	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Vampyressa pusilla	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
Vampyressa pusilla	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Vampyressa pusilla	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
Vampyressa pusilla	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
Vampyressa pusila	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.	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted

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