MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Macroglossus minimus

Accepted taxon: Macroglossus minimus
Taxon:	Macroglossus minimus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Pteropodidae \| Macroglossus
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 Macroglossus minimus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 88, CP (Crude Protein) 5, EE (Ether Extract) 1. 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 Macroglossus minimus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	NECTAR/JUICE	100.00	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 Macroglossus minimus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Nectarivore	Nectarivore	– Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	– Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Macroglossus minimus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Mindanao	g	-	-	-	-	-	15.5	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Sulawesi	g	-	-	-	-	-	21.17	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Mindanao	mm	-	-	-	-	-	42.5	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Sulawesi	mm	-	-	-	-	-	39.9	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Macroglossus minimus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	7	7	-	-	-	14	-	-	Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	5	5	-	-	-	21	-	-	Genoud, M…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Macroglossus minimus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Macroglossus minimus	Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Macroglossus minimus	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
Macroglossus minimus	Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Macroglossus minimus	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
Macroglossus minimus	McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Macroglossus minimus	Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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