MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Choeroniscus minor

Accepted taxon: Choeroniscus minor
Taxon:	Choeroniscus minor
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Phyllostomidae \| Glossophaginae \| Glossophagini \| Choeroniscus
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 Choeroniscus minor diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 88, CP (Crude Protein) 5, EE (Ether Extract) 1. 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 Choeroniscus minor.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	NECTAR/JUICE	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 Choeroniscus minor.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Nectarivore	Nectarivore	Carstens,…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	Carstens,…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Choeroniscus minor.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	6	8.5	11	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	Amazonian Peru	g	-	-	-	-	-	9.88	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	French Guiana	g	-	-	-	-	-	8.9	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	French Guiana	mm	-	-	-	-	-	34.5	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Trinidad	mm	-	-	-	-	-	34.4	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Amazonian Peru	mm	-	-	-	-	-	34.74	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Choeroniscus minor.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Trinidad	mm	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Amazonian Peru	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	French Guiana	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Choeroniscus minor.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Choeroniscus minor	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
Choeroniscus minor	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
Choeroniscus minor	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
Choeroniscus minor	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
Choeroniscus intermedius	Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Choeroniscus minor	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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