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]
| 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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Insectivore | Insectivore, Insectivore-Omnivore | – 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., Jorge E. Schondube, L. Gerardo Herrera-M, Carlos MartÃÂnez del Rio, 2001, 'Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats', Zoology, vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 59-73, 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., Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799, Victor Sánchezâ€ÂCordero, 2001, 'Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 63-76 |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Animalivore | Animalivore | – 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., Jorge E. Schondube, L. Gerardo Herrera-M, Carlos MartÃÂnez del Rio, 2001, 'Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats', Zoology, vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 59-73, 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., Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799, Victor Sánchezâ€ÂCordero, 2001, 'Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 63-76 |
| Temporal habits | nocturnal | nocturnal | – Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799 |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 | Volant | Volant | – Ospina-Garcés, S., Zamora-Gutierrez, V., Lara-Delgado, J., Morelos-Martínez, M., Ávila-Flores, R., Kurali, A., Ortega, J., Selem-Salas, C., MacSwiney G, M. 2023. The relationship between wing morphology and foraging guilds: exploring the evolution of wing ecomorphs in bats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/biolinnean/blad157., Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799 |
| 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) | 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,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | Cuba | g | - | - | - | - | - | 16.76 | - | - | 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,… |
| 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,… |
| 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..
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