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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Cheiromeles torquatus

Accepted taxon: Cheiromeles torquatus


Accepted taxon: Cheiromeles torquatus
Taxon: Cheiromeles torquatus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CHIROPTERA | Molossidae | Molossinae | Cheiromeles
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 Cheiromeles torquatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 24, CP (Crude Protein) 45, EE (Ether Extract) 20. 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 Cheiromeles torquatus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Hymenoptera WHOLE 50.00 Grzimek,B…
Termitidae WHOLE 33.33 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 16.67 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 Cheiromeles torquatus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore Insectivore Freeman,P…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Freeman,P…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cheiromeles torquatus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cheiromeles torquatus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Cheiromeles torquatus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Cheiromeles torquatus Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cheiromeles torquatus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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