MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Artibeus aztecus

Accepted taxon: Artibeus aztecus
Taxon:	Artibeus aztecus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Phyllostomidae \| Stenodermatinae \| Stenodermatini \| Artibeus \| Dermanura
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 Artibeus aztecus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 8, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 67, CP (Crude Protein) 15, 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 Artibeus aztecus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	33.33	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	POLLEN	26.67	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	NECTAR/JUICE	20.00	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FLOWER	13.33	Damuth, J…
Insecta	WHOLE	6.67	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 Artibeus aztecus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Granivore	Frugivore-Granivore, Frugivore-Herbivore	– Arriaga-Flores, J., Castro-Arellano, I., Moreno-Valdez, A., Correa-Sandoval, A. 2012. Temporal niche overlap of a riparian forest bat assemblage in subtropical Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Epoca). 2(1), pp.3. Available at: 10.22201/ie.20074484e.2012.2.1.18., 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., 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 SÃƒÂ¡nchezÃ¢â‚¬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	Frugivore	Frugivore	– Arriaga-Flores, J., Castro-Arellano, I., Moreno-Valdez, A., Correa-Sandoval, A. 2012. Temporal niche overlap of a riparian forest bat assemblage in subtropical Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Epoca). 2(1), pp.3. Available at: 10.22201/ie.20074484e.2012.2.1.18., 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., 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 SÃƒÂ¡nchezÃ¢â‚¬ÂCordero, 2001, 'Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 63-76
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
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

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Artibeus aztecus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	La Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico	g	1	1	-	-	-	24	-	-	Arriaga-F…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Artibeus aztecus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
relative wing loading (RWL)	nan	unitless	3	3	-	-	-	52	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing aspect ratio (WAR)	nan	unitless	3	3	-	-	-	6	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing mean centroid size (CS, cm)	nan	cm	3	3	-	-	-	19	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
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 Artibeus aztecus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Artibeus aztecus	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
Dermanura azteca	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	2: Genus, Species = Master Subgenus, species	Verified - Accepted
Dermanura azteca	SÃƒÂnchezÃ¢â‚¬ÂCordero,V. ÃƒÂ., 2008, Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico, Global Ecology and Biogeography	2: Genus, Species = Master Subgenus, species	Verified - Accepted
Artibeus aztecus	Arriaga-Flores, J.C., Castro-Arellano, I., Moreno-Valdez, A. and Correa-Sandoval, A., 2012. Temporal niche overlap of a riparian forest bat assemblage in subtropical Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Época), 2(1), pp.3-17.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Artibeus aztecus	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
Dermanura azteca	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.	2: Genus, Species = Master Subgenus, species	Verified - Accepted
Dermanura azteca	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.	2: Genus, Species = Master Subgenus, species	Verified - Accepted
Dermanura aztecus	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.	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted

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