MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Thyroptera discifera

Accepted taxon: Thyroptera discifera
Taxon:	Thyroptera discifera
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Thyropteridae \| Thyroptera
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Thyroptera discifera.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^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 Thyroptera discifera.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	Grossnick…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Grossnick…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Thyroptera discifera.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Thyroptera discifera.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Basicranium width (mm)	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	7	-	-	Grossnick…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Thyroptera discifera.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Thyroptera discifera	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
Thyroptera discifera	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Thyroptera discifera	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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