MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Molossus coibensis

Accepted taxon: Molossus coibensis
Taxon:	Molossus coibensis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Molossidae \| Molossinae \| Molossus
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 Molossus coibensis.
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 Molossus coibensis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Paglia,A.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Molossus coibensis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	Paglia,A.…
greatest length of skull (GLS)	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15.46	-	0	Ramírez-F…
greatest length of skull (GLS)	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15.3	-	0	Ramírez-F…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Molossus coibensis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
BB, braincase breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	1	Ramírez-F…
BB, braincase breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	1	Ramírez-F…
BF, Bite Force	Colombia	Newton	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	0	Ramírez-F…
BF, Bite Force	Colombia	Newton	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	1	Ramírez-F…
C-C, palatal width at canines	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	0	Ramírez-F…
C-C, palatal width at canines	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	0	Ramírez-F…
CCL, condylocanine length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	0	Ramírez-F…
CCL, condylocanine length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	0	Ramírez-F…
CIL, condylobasal length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	0	Ramírez-F…
CIL, condylobasal length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	0	Ramírez-F…
DD, dentary depth under the protoconid of the lower second molar	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	2	Ramírez-F…
DD, dentary depth under the protoconid of the lower second molar	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	2	Ramírez-F…
DENL, dentary length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	0	Ramírez-F…
DENL, dentary length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	0	Ramírez-F…
M3–M3, width across third upper molars	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	0	Ramírez-F…
M3–M3, width across third upper molars	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	1	Ramírez-F…
MANDL, mandibular tooth row length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	0	Ramírez-F…
MANDL, mandibular tooth row length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	0	Ramírez-F…
MB, mastoid breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	1	Ramírez-F…
MB, mastoid breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	1	Ramírez-F…
MFL, masseteric fossa length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	1	Ramírez-F…
MFL, masseteric fossa length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	1	Ramírez-F…
MTRL, maxillary tooth row length (C1-M3)	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	0	Ramírez-F…
MTRL, maxillary tooth row length (C1-M3)	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	0	Ramírez-F…
PB, interorbital length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	0	Ramírez-F…
PB, interorbital length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	1	Ramírez-F…
PL, rostrum length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	1	Ramírez-F…
PL, rostrum length	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	1	Ramírez-F…
WMC, width at mandibular condyles	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	1	Ramírez-F…
WMC, width at mandibular condyles	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	1	Ramírez-F…
ZB, zygomatic breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	0	Ramírez-F…
ZB, zygomatic breadth	Colombia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	0	Ramírez-F…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Molossus coibensis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Molossus coibensis	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
Molossus coibensis	Ramírez-Fráncel, L.A., García-Herrera, L.V., Losada-Prado, S., Reinoso-Flórez, G., Lim, B.K., Sánchez-Hernández, A. and Guevara, G., 2021. Skull morphology, bite force, and diet in insectivorous bats from tropical dry forests in Colombia. Biology 10 (10): 1012.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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