MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Pteronotus davyi

Accepted taxon: Pteronotus davyi
Taxon:	Pteronotus davyi
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Mormoopidae \| Pteronotus \| Pteronotus
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 Pteronotus davyi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 16, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 18. 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 Pteronotus davyi.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	75.00	Damuth, J…
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	12.50	Adams, J.…
Diptera	WHOLE	8.33	Adams, J.…
Dermaptera	WHOLE	4.17	Adams, 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 Pteronotus davyi.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
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., 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., Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, 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., Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, 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: 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., 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., Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, 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 Pteronotus davyi.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Martinique	g	-	-	-	-	-	8.65	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Mexico	g	1	1	-	-	-	10	-	-	Jorge E. …
Body Mass (BM)	Venezuela (not Paraguaná)	g	-	-	-	-	-	9.85	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Curaçao	g	-	-	-	-	-	9.6	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	St. Lucia	g	-	-	-	-	-	7.69	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	6	8	10	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	Venezuela (Paraguaná)	g	-	-	-	-	-	9.7	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Dominica	g	-	-	-	-	-	9.3	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Trinidad	g	-	-	-	-	-	10.5	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	La Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico	g	15	15	-	-	-	8.7	-	-	Arriaga-F…
Forearm Length (FA)	St. Lucia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46.15	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Venezuela (not Paraguaná)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46.95	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Dominica	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46.35	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Trinidad	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.3	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Venezuela (Paraguaná)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46.65	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Martinique	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46.1	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Nicaragua	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46.1	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Curaçao	mm	-	-	-	-	-	46.1	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Pteronotus davyi.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Dominica	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	St. Lucia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Trinidad	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Nicaragua	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Venezuela (not Paraguaná)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Venezuela (Paraguaná)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	15	15	-	-	-	15	-	-	Genoud, M…
Basicranium width (mm)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	8	9	9	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 Pteronotus davyi.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Pteronotus davyi	Schondube,J. E., 2001, Diet and the evolution of digestion and renal function in phyllostomid bats, Zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyi	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyii	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyi	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
Pteronotus davyi	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyi	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyi	Adams, J.K., 1989. Pteronotus davyi. Mammalian species, (346), pp.1-5.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Pteronotus davyi	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
Pteronotus davyi	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
Pteronotus davyi	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
Pteronotus davyi	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
Pteronotus davyi	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
Pteronotus davyi	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
Pteronotus davyi	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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