MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Saccopteryx leptura

Accepted taxon: Saccopteryx leptura
Taxon:	Saccopteryx leptura
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Emballonuridae \| Emballonurinae \| Saccopteryx
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 Saccopteryx leptura diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 16, CP (Crude Protein) 52, 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 Saccopteryx leptura.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	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 Saccopteryx leptura.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	Elisabeth…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Elisabeth…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Saccopteryx leptura.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Central America	g	-	-	-	-	-	4.2	-	-	Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM)	French Guiana	g	-	-	-	-	-	4.65	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	Amazonian Peru	g	-	-	-	-	-	5.4	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Amazonian Peru	mm	-	-	-	-	-	39.2	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	French Guiana	mm	-	-	-	-	-	39.25	-	-	Molinari,…
greatest length of skull (GLS)	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	14.43	-	0	Ramírez-F…
greatest length of skull (GLS)	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	13.16	-	1	Ramírez-F…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Saccopteryx leptura.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Amazonian Peru	mm	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	French Guiana	mm	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	Molinari,…
BB, braincase breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	0	Ramírez-F…
BB, braincase breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	0	Ramírez-F…
BF, Bite Force	Colombia	Newton	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	1	Ramírez-F…
BF, Bite Force	Colombia	Newton	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	1	Ramírez-F…
C-C, palatal width at canines	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	Ramírez-F…
C-C, palatal width at canines	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	Ramírez-F…
CCL, condylocanine length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	0	Ramírez-F…
CCL, condylocanine length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	1	Ramírez-F…
CIL, condylobasal length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	0	Ramírez-F…
CIL, condylobasal length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	0	Ramírez-F…
DD, dentary depth under the protoconid of the lower second molar	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	Ramírez-F…
DD, dentary depth under the protoconid of the lower second molar	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	Ramírez-F…
DENL, dentary length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	0	Ramírez-F…
DENL, dentary length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	0	Ramírez-F…
M3–M3, width across third upper molars	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	0	Ramírez-F…
M3–M3, width across third upper molars	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	0	Ramírez-F…
MANDL, mandibular tooth row length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	2	Ramírez-F…
MANDL, mandibular tooth row length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	0	Ramírez-F…
MB, mastoid breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	0	Ramírez-F…
MB, mastoid breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	0	Ramírez-F…
MFL, masseteric fossa length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	Ramírez-F…
MFL, masseteric fossa length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	Ramírez-F…
MTRL, maxillary tooth row length (C1-M3)	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	0	Ramírez-F…
MTRL, maxillary tooth row length (C1-M3)	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	0	Ramírez-F…
PB, interorbital length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	Ramírez-F…
PB, interorbital length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	Ramírez-F…
PL, rostrum length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	0	Ramírez-F…
PL, rostrum length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	0	Ramírez-F…
WMC, width at mandibular condyles	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2	Ramírez-F…
WMC, width at mandibular condyles	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	Ramírez-F…
ZB, zygomatic breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	0	Ramírez-F…
ZB, zygomatic breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	0	Ramírez-F…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	McNab, B.…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Saccopteryx leptura.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Saccopteryx leptura	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
Saccopteryx leptura	Kalko,E. K. V., 2001, Neotropical bats in the canopy: diversity, community structure, and implications for conservation, Plant Ecology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Saccopteryx leptura	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Saccopteryx leptura	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
Saccopteryx leptura	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Saccopteryx leptura	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
Saccopteryx leptura	Ramírez-Fráncel, L.A., García-Herrera, L.V., Losada-Prado, S., Reinoso-Flórez, G., Lim, B.K., Sánchez-Hernández, A. and Guevara, G., 2021. Skull morphology, bite force, and diet in insectivorous bats from tropical dry forests in Colombia. Biology 10 (10): 1012.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Saccopteryx leptura	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

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2025. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Saccopteryx leptura , Accessed 21st June 2025 at https://mammalbase.net/me/12303]