Accepted taxon: Nyctalus leisleri
Accepted taxon: Nyctalus leisleri
| Taxon: |
Nyctalus leisleri |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Vespertilionidae | Vespertilioninae | Pipistrellini | Nyctalus |
| 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 Nyctalus leisleri diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 17, CP (Crude Protein) 53, EE (Ether Extract) 15.
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 Nyctalus leisleri.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
55.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Diptera |
WHOLE |
20.00 |
Waters,De… |
| Lepidoptera |
WHOLE |
15.00 |
Waters,De… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Waters,De… |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Nyctalus leisleri.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Europe |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16.9 |
- |
- |
Robert M.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Nyctalus leisleri.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Skull length |
Europe |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Skull length |
Middle East |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Skull length |
Morocco |
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 Nyctalus leisleri.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Nyctalus leisleri |
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 |
| Nyctalus leisleri |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Nyctalus leisleri |
Waters,Dean A., 1995, Echolocation Call Design and Limits on Prey Size: A Case Study Using the Aerial-Hawking Bat Nyctalus leisleri, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Nyctalus leisleri |
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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Nyctalus leisleri
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