MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Hipposideros caffer

Accepted taxon: Hipposideros caffer
Taxon:	Hipposideros caffer
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Hipposideridae \| Hipposideros
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 Hipposideros caffer diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 36, CP (Crude Protein) 30, EE (Ether Extract) 26. 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 Hipposideros caffer.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Termitidae	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 Hipposideros caffer.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	Robert M.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Robert M.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Hipposideros caffer.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Rio Muni	g	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Kenya	g	-	-	-	-	-	8.7	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	S Africa	g	-	-	-	-	-	8.15	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Africa	g	-	-	-	-	-	9.3	-	-	Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM)	Malawi	g	-	-	-	-	-	7.3	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Tanzania	g	-	-	-	-	-	8.2	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Mafia Island	g	-	-	-	-	-	6.6	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	S Africa	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Mafia Island	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.7	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Niger	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46.2	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Sudan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46.91	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Kenya	mm	-	-	-	-	-	48.1	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Rio Muni	mm	-	-	-	-	-	49.35	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Tanzania	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.8	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Malawi	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.2	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Hipposideros caffer.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Niger	mm	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	Molinari,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Hipposideros caffer.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Hipposideros caffer	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
Hipposideros caffer	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
Hipposideros caffer	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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