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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Lonchophylla robusta

Accepted taxon: Lonchophylla robusta


Accepted taxon: Lonchophylla robusta
Taxon: Lonchophylla robusta
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CHIROPTERA | Phyllostomidae | Glossophaginae | Lonchophyllini | Lonchophylla
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 Lonchophylla robusta diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 69, CP (Crude Protein) 18, EE (Ether Extract) 5. 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 Lonchophylla robusta.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida NECTAR/JUICE 45.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida POLLEN 31.67 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 13.33 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 10.00 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 Lonchophylla robusta.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Nectarivore Nectarivore Carstens,…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Animalivore,Frugivore Carstens,…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Lonchophylla robusta.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Central America g - - - - - 16.3 - - Robert M.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Lonchophylla robusta.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Basicranium width (mm) nan mm 3 3 - - 11 11 12 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 Lonchophylla robusta.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Lonchophylla robusta 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
Lonchophylla robusta 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
Lonchophylla robusta 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
Lonchophylla robusta Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lonchophylla robusta 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
Lonchophylla robusta 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
Lonchophylla robusta 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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