Accepted taxon: Balantiopteryx plicata
Accepted taxon: Balantiopteryx plicata
| Taxon: |
Balantiopteryx plicata |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Emballonuridae | Emballonurinae | Balantiopteryx |
| 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 Balantiopteryx plicata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 13, CP (Crude Protein) 56, 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 Balantiopteryx plicata.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
50.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vespidae |
WHOLE |
25.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Diptera |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Balantiopteryx plicata.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Central America |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
- |
- |
Robert M.… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Balantiopteryx plicata.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Balantiopteryx plicata |
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 |
| Balantiopteryx plicata |
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 |
| Balantiopteryx plicata |
MedellÃÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Balantiopteryx plicata |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Balantiopteryx plicata |
DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Balantiopteryx plicata |
Ospina-Garcés, S.M., Zamora-Gutierrez, V., Lara-Delgado, J.M., Morelos-Martínez, M., Ávila-Flores, R., Kurali, A., Ortega, J., Selem-Salas, C.I. and MacSwiney G, M.C., 2023. The relationship between wing morphology and foraging guilds: exploring the evolution of wing ecomorphs in bats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.blad157. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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