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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Tadarida brasiliensis

Accepted taxon: Tadarida brasiliensis


Accepted taxon: Tadarida brasiliensis
Taxon: Tadarida brasiliensis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CHIROPTERA | Molossidae | Molossinae | Tadarida
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 Tadarida brasiliensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 19, CP (Crude Protein) 48, 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 Tadarida brasiliensis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Lepidoptera WHOLE 55.56 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 44.44 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 Tadarida brasiliensis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore Insectivore – 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,, Gaudioso, P., Pérez, M., Gamboa Alurralde, S., Toledo, N., Díaz, M. 2023. Exploration of the morphology and functional implications of the forelimb in bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Neotropical region. Zoomorphology. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1007/s00435-022-00588-y., Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição 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, Victor Sánchez‐Cordero, 2001, 'Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 63-76
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,, Gaudioso, P., Pérez, M., Gamboa Alurralde, S., Toledo, N., Díaz, M. 2023. Exploration of the morphology and functional implications of the forelimb in bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Neotropical region. Zoomorphology. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1007/s00435-022-00588-y., Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição 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, Victor Sánchez‐Cordero, 2001, 'Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 63-76
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,

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Tadarida brasiliensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Brazil g - - - - 9 14 19 - Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM) La Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico g 2 2 - - - 11 - - Arriaga-F…
Body Mass (BM) North America g - - - - - 12.5 - - Robert M.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Tadarida brasiliensis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Skull length Antigua mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Bahamas mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Barbuda mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Cuba mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Dominica mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Guadeloupe mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Hispaniola mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Jamaica mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Martinique mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Puerto Rico mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length St. Kitts mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length St. Lucia mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length St. Martin mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length St. Vincent mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Alabama, Georgia, Florida mm - - - - - 17 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Arizona, California mm - - - - - 17 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Chiapas, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panamá mm - - - - - 16 - - Molinari,…
Skull length Southern S America mm - - - - - 17 - - Molinari,…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Tadarida brasiliensis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Tadarida brasiliensis 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
Tadarida brasiliensis Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tadarida brasiliensis SÁnchez‐Cordero,V. Í., 2008, Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico, Global Ecology and Biogeography 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tadarida brasiliensis 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
Tadarida brasilensis SÁnchez‐Cordero,V. Í., 2008, Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico, Global Ecology and Biogeography 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Tadarida brasiliensis Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tadarida brasiliensis Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tadarida brasiliensis Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tadarida brasiliensis 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
Tadarida brasiliensis 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. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Tadarida brasiliensis 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

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