MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Mormoops megalophylla

Accepted taxon: Mormoops megalophylla
Taxon:	Mormoops megalophylla
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Mormoopidae \| Mormoops
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 Mormoops megalophylla diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 17, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 17. 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 Mormoops megalophylla.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	70.00	Damuth, J…
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	13.33	Grzimek,B…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Diptera	WHOLE	6.67	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 Mormoops megalophylla.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– Arriaga-Flores, J., Castro-Arellano, I., Moreno-Valdez, A., Correa-Sandoval, A. 2012. Temporal niche overlap of a riparian forest bat assemblage in subtropical Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Epoca). 2(1), pp.3. Available at: 10.22201/ie.20074484e.2012.2.1.18., 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, 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	Insectivore, Insectivore-Omnivore	– Arriaga-Flores, J., Castro-Arellano, I., Moreno-Valdez, A., Correa-Sandoval, A. 2012. Temporal niche overlap of a riparian forest bat assemblage in subtropical Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Epoca). 2(1), pp.3. Available at: 10.22201/ie.20074484e.2012.2.1.18., 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, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
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	– Arriaga-Flores, J., Castro-Arellano, I., Moreno-Valdez, A., Correa-Sandoval, A. 2012. Temporal niche overlap of a riparian forest bat assemblage in subtropical Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Epoca). 2(1), pp.3. Available at: 10.22201/ie.20074484e.2012.2.1.18., 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 Mormoops megalophylla.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
- Checked, Unlinked -	Mexico	n/a	3	3	-	-	-		-	0	Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM)	Mexico	g	3	3	-	-	-	15.33	-	2	Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM)	La Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico	g	6	6	-	-	-	15.8	-	-	Arriaga-F…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Mormoops megalophylla.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao	mm	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Trinidad	mm	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Ecuador, Peru	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Texas	mm	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Venezuela (not Paraguaná)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Venezuela (Paraguaná)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Mormoops megalophylla.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Mormoops megalophylla	Schondube,J. E., 2001, Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats, Zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	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
Mormoops megalophylla	Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	Arriaga-Flores, J.C., Castro-Arellano, I., Moreno-Valdez, A. and Correa-Sandoval, A., 2012. Temporal niche overlap of a riparian forest bat assemblage in subtropical Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Época), 2(1), pp.3-17.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	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
Mormoops megalophylla	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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