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Accepted taxon: Musonycteris harrisoni


Accepted taxon: Musonycteris harrisoni
Taxon: Musonycteris harrisoni
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CHIROPTERA | Phyllostomidae | Glossophaginae | Glossophagini | Musonycteris
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 Musonycteris harrisoni diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 63, CP (Crude Protein) 24, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Musonycteris harrisoni.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Musa POLLEN 50.00 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida POLLEN 25.00 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida NECTAR/JUICE 16.67 Nowak,R. …
Insecta WHOLE 8.33 Nowak,R. …

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 Musonycteris harrisoni.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Nectarivore Nectarivore Carstens,…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore Carstens,…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Musonycteris harrisoni.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 13 - - Meiri, S.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Musonycteris harrisoni.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Basicranium width (mm) nan mm 2 2 - - 10 10 10 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 Musonycteris harrisoni.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Musonycteris harrisoni 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
Musonycteris harrisoni Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Musonycteris harrisoni Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Musonycteris harrisoni 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
Musonycteris harrisoni Meiri, S., Raia, P. and Phillimore, A.B., 2011. Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands. Journal of Biogeography, 38(1), pp.89-100. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Musonycteris harrisoni 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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