MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rhinolophus clivosus

Accepted taxon: Rhinolophus clivosus
Taxon:	Rhinolophus clivosus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Rhinolophidae \| Rhinolophus
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 Rhinolophus clivosus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 21, CP (Crude Protein) 46, 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 Rhinolophus clivosus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	66.67	Damuth, J…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	33.33	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 Rhinolophus clivosus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	Cakenberg…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Cakenberg…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Rhinolophus clivosus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Africa	g	-	-	-	-	-	16.6	-	-	Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM)	Egypt	g	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	S Africa	g	-	-	-	-	-	18.75	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	S Arabia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	49.55	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.32	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	S Africa	mm	-	-	-	-	-	54.12	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Rhinolophus clivosus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Egypt	mm	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	S Africa	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	S Arabia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	-	Molinari,…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	7	7	-	-	-	13	-	-	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 Rhinolophus clivosus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Rhinolophus clivosus	Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Rhinolophus clivosus	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
Rhinolophus clivosus	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
Rhinolophus clivosus	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
Rhinolophus clivosus	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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