MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Taphozous georgianus

Accepted taxon: Taphozous georgianus
Taxon:	Taphozous georgianus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Emballonuridae \| Taphozoinae \| Taphozous \| Taphozous
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 Taphozous georgianus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 17, CP (Crude Protein) 51, EE (Ether Extract) 18. 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 Taphozous georgianus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	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 Taphozous georgianus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
No trait values available.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Taphozous georgianus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Taphozous georgianus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Taphozous georgianus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Taphozous georgianus	Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Taphozus georgianus	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted

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