MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Macrotus waterhousii

Accepted taxon: Macrotus waterhousii
Taxon:	Macrotus waterhousii
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Phyllostomidae \| Phyllostominae \| Macrotus
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 Macrotus waterhousii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 35, CP (Crude Protein) 37, EE (Ether Extract) 13. 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 Macrotus waterhousii.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	66.67	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	33.33	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 Macrotus waterhousii.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore,Insectivore-Omnivore	Grossnick…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Grossnick…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Ospina-Ga…
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	Rodrigo A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Macrotus waterhousii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
- Checked, Unlinked -	Mexico	n/a	4	4	-	-	-		-	0	Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM)	Cuba	g	-	-	-	-	-	16.76	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Hispaniola	g	-	-	-	-	-	18.26	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Mexico	g	4	4	-	-	-	18.87	-	1	Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM)	Jamaica	g	-	-	-	-	-	18.98	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Grand Cayman	mm	-	-	-	-	-	51	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Isla Juventud	mm	-	-	-	-	-	50.89	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla	mm	-	-	-	-	-	51.29	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Bahamas	mm	-	-	-	-	-	51.51	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Great Inagua	mm	-	-	-	-	-	53.5	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Jamaica	mm	-	-	-	-	-	53.03	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Nayarit (mainland)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	49.02	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Cuba	mm	-	-	-	-	-	51.69	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Hispaniola	mm	-	-	-	-	-	53.97	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Tres Marías islands	mm	-	-	-	-	-	48.73	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Macrotus waterhousii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Bahamas	mm	-	-	-	-	-	25	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Cuba	mm	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Grand Cayman	mm	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Great Inagua	mm	-	-	-	-	-	26	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Hispaniola	mm	-	-	-	-	-	26	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Isla Juventud	mm	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Jamaica	mm	-	-	-	-	-	26	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Tres Marías islands	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla	mm	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Nayarit (mainland)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	23	-	-	Molinari,…
relative wing loading (RWL)	nan	unitless	2	2	-	-	-	33	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing aspect ratio (WAR)	nan	unitless	2	2	-	-	-	5	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing mean centroid size (CS, cm)	nan	cm	2	2	-	-	-	19	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
Basicranium width (mm)	nan	mm	2	2	-	-	12	12	12	0	Grossnick…
Basicranium width (mm)	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	10	-	-	Grossnick…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Macrotus waterhousii.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Macrotus waterhousii	Schondube,J. E., 2001, Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats, Zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Macrotus waterhousii	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Macrotus waterhousii	SÃƒÂnchezÃ¢â‚¬ÂCordero,V. ÃƒÂ., 2008, Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico, Global Ecology and Biogeography	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Macrotus waterhousii	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
Macrotus waterhousii	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
Macrotus waterhousii	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
Macrotus waterhousii	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
Macrotus waterhousii	Ospina-Garcés, S.M., Zamora-Gutierrez, V., Lara-Delgado, J.M., Morelos-Martínez, M., Ávila-Flores, R., Kurali, A., Ortega, J., Selem-Salas, C.I. and MacSwiney G, M.C., 2023. The relationship between wing morphology and foraging guilds: exploring the evolution of wing ecomorphs in bats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.blad157.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Macrotus waterhousii	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
Macrotus waterhousii	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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