MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Mormoops megalophylla

Accepted taxon: Mormoops megalophylla
Taxon:	Mormoops megalophylla
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Mormoopidae \| Mormoops
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 Mormoops megalophylla diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 17, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 17. 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 Mormoops megalophylla.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	70.00	Damuth, J…
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	13.33	Grzimek,B…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Diptera	WHOLE	6.67	Grzimek,B…

^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 Mormoops megalophylla.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore, Insectivore-Omnivore	– 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., Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,, 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 MartÃƒÂnez 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
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– 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., Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,, 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 MartÃƒÂnez 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
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	– 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., 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

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Mormoops megalophylla.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
- Checked, Unlinked -	Mexico	n/a	3	3	-	-	-		-	0	Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM)	Texas	g	-	-	-	-	-	17.33	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Mexico	g	3	3	-	-	-	15.33	-	2	Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM)	Trinidad	g	-	-	-	-	-	15.75	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Venezuela	g	-	-	-	-	-	16.45	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	La Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico	g	6	6	-	-	-	15.8	-	-	Arriaga-F…
Body Mass (BM)	Ecuador, Peru	g	-	-	-	-	-	20.85	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Venezuela (Paraguaná)	g	-	-	-	-	-	16.05	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao	g	-	-	-	-	-	13.27	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Venezuela (Paraguaná)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	54.8	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao	mm	-	-	-	-	-	51.81	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Texas	mm	-	-	-	-	-	54.9	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Trinidad	mm	-	-	-	-	-	56.4	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Venezuela (not Paraguaná)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	55.3	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Ecuador, Peru	mm	-	-	-	-	-	58.8	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Mormoops megalophylla.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao	mm	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Trinidad	mm	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Ecuador, Peru	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Texas	mm	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Venezuela (not Paraguaná)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Venezuela (Paraguaná)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
relative wing loading (RWL)	nan	unitless	41	41	-	-	-	33	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing aspect ratio (WAR)	nan	unitless	41	41	-	-	-	6	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing mean centroid size (CS, cm)	nan	cm	41	41	-	-	-	19	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	15	15	-	-	-	24	-	-	Genoud, M…
Basicranium width (mm)	nan	mm	4	4	-	-	9	9	10	1	Grossnick…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Mormoops megalophylla.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Mormoops megalophylla	Schondube,J. E., 2001, Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats, Zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	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
Mormoops megalophylla	Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	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
Mormoops megalophylla	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
Mormoops megalophylla	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
Mormoops megalophylla	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
Mormoops megalophylla	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
Mormoops megalophylla	McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormoops megalophylla	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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