Accepted taxon: Chaerephon nigeriae
Accepted taxon: Chaerephon nigeriae
| Taxon: |
Chaerephon nigeriae |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Molossidae | Molossinae | Chaerephon |
| 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 Chaerephon nigeriae.
| 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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Chaerephon nigeriae.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Africa |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
26.3 |
- |
- |
Robert M.… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
Sudan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
46.6 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
Botswana |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
47 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Chaerephon nigeriae.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Skull length |
Botswana |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
18 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Skull length |
Sudan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
19 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Chaerephon nigeriae.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Tadarida nigeriae |
Brigham,R. M., 1991, Prey detection, dietary niche breadth, and body size in bats: why are aerial insectivorous bats so small?, The American Naturalist |
52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species |
Verified - Accepted |
| Chaerephon nigeriae |
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 |
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Chaerephon nigeriae
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