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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Pteronotus davyi

Accepted taxon: Pteronotus davyi


Accepted taxon: Pteronotus davyi
Taxon: Pteronotus davyi
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CHIROPTERA | Mormoopidae | Pteronotus | Pteronotus
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 Pteronotus davyi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 16, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 18. 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 Pteronotus davyi.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 75.00 Damuth, J…
Lepidoptera WHOLE 12.50 Adams, J.…
Diptera WHOLE 8.33 Adams, J.…
Dermaptera WHOLE 4.17 Adams, 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 Pteronotus davyi.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
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., Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição 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 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., Jorge E. Schondube, L. Gerardo Herrera-M, Carlos Martínez 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 Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição 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 – 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., Jorge E. Schondube, L. Gerardo Herrera-M, Carlos Martínez 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 Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição 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
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

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Pteronotus davyi.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) La Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico g 15 15 - - - 8.7 - - Arriaga-F…
Body Mass (BM) Mexico g 1 1 - - - 10 - - Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 6 8 10 - Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Pteronotus davyi.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Skull length Dominica mm - - - - - 15 - - Molinari,…
Skull length St. Lucia mm - - - - - 15 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Trinidad mm - - - - - 15 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Nicaragua mm - - - - - 15 - - 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 Pteronotus davyi.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Pteronotus davyi Schondube,J. E., 2001, Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats, Zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyi Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyii Medellín,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyi 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
Pteronotus davyi Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyi Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyi Adams, J.K., 1989. Pteronotus davyi. Mammalian species, (346), pp.1-5. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyi 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
Pteronotus davyi 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
Pteronotus davyi 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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