MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Erophylla bombifrons

Accepted taxon: Erophylla bombifrons
Taxon:	Erophylla bombifrons
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Phyllostomidae \| Phyllonycterinae \| Erophylla
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Erophylla bombifrons.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^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 Erophylla bombifrons.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	– Carstens,B. C., 2002, A Phylogeny of the Neotropical nectar-feeding bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) based on morphological and molecular data, Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Grossnickle, D., Sadier, A., Patterson, E., Cortés-Viruet, N., Jiménez-Rivera, S., Sears, K., Santana, S. 2024. The hierarchical radiation of phyllostomid bats as revealed by adaptive molar morphology. Current Biology. 34(6), pp.1284-1294.e3. Available at: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.027., López‐Aguirre, C., Ratcliffe, J., Silcox, M. 2023. Interplay of diet and sympatry in the morphological evolution of noctilionoid bats. Journal of Biogeography. 50(12), pp.2084-2094. Available at: 10.1111/jbi.14724.
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Nectarivore	Frugivore-Granivore, Nectarivore	– Carstens,B. C., 2002, A Phylogeny of the Neotropical nectar-feeding bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) based on morphological and molecular data, Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Grossnickle, D., Sadier, A., Patterson, E., Cortés-Viruet, N., Jiménez-Rivera, S., Sears, K., Santana, S. 2024. The hierarchical radiation of phyllostomid bats as revealed by adaptive molar morphology. Current Biology. 34(6), pp.1284-1294.e3. Available at: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.027., López‐Aguirre, C., Ratcliffe, J., Silcox, M. 2023. Interplay of diet and sympatry in the morphological evolution of noctilionoid bats. Journal of Biogeography. 50(12), pp.2084-2094. Available at: 10.1111/jbi.14724.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Erophylla bombifrons.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Puerto Rico	g	-	-	-	-	-	18.5	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Hispaniola	g	-	-	-	-	-	14.3	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Puerto Rico	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46.9	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Hispaniola	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.5	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Erophylla bombifrons.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Hispaniola	mm	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Puerto Rico	mm	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	Molinari,…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	5	5	-	-	-	18	-	-	Genoud, M…
Basicranium width (mm)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	11	11	11	0	Grossnick…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Erophylla bombifrons.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Erophylla bombifrons	Carstens,B. C., 2002, A Phylogeny of the Neotropical nectar-feeding bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) based on morphological and molecular data, Journal of Mammalian Evolution	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Erophylla bombifrons	Cruz-Neto,A. P., 2001, Diet, phylogeny, and basal metabolic rate in phyllostomid bats, Zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Erophylla bombifrons	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
Erophylla bombifrons	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
Erophylla bombifrons	López‐Aguirre, C., Ratcliffe, J.M. and Silcox, M.T., 2023. Interplay of diet and sympatry in the morphological evolution of noctilionoid bats. Journal of Biogeography.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Erophylla bombifrons	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
Erophylla bombifrons	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
Erophylla bombifrons	Grossnickle, D.M., Sadier, A., Patterson, E., Cortés-Viruet, N.N., Jiménez-Rivera, S.M., Sears, K.E. and Santana, S.E., 2024. The hierarchical radiation of phyllostomid bats as revealed by adaptive molar morphology. Current Biology.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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