MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Molossus rufus

Accepted taxon: Molossus rufus
Taxon:	Molossus rufus
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.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Molossus rufus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 17, CP (Crude Protein) 51, 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 Molossus rufus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	52.72	Damuth, J…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	12.73	Damuth, J…
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	11.83	Damuth, J…
Hemiptera	WHOLE	7.90	Morais, P…
Hymenoptera	WHOLE	7.34	Morais, P…
Formicidae	WHOLE	2.00	Damuth, J…
Isoptera	WHOLE	1.90	Morais, P…
Diptera	WHOLE	1.67	Morais, P…
Trichoptera	WHOLE	1.07	Morais, P…
Neuroptera	WHOLE	0.83	Morais, P…

^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 rufus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore,Insectivore-Omnivore	Paglia,A.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Paglia,A.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Paglia,A.…
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	Rodrigo A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Molossus rufus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	30	36	42	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	Paraguay	g	-	-	-	-	-	29.6	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Amazonian Peru	g	-	-	-	-	-	39.45	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Venezuela	g	-	-	-	-	-	29.22	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Central America	g	-	-	-	-	-	28.6	-	-	Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM)	French Guiana	g	-	-	-	-	-	37.35	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Amazonian Peru	mm	-	-	-	-	-	53.05	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Venezuela	mm	-	-	-	-	-	48.46	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	French Guiana	mm	-	-	-	-	-	51.4	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Paraguay	mm	-	-	-	-	-	48.7	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Molossus rufus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Amazonian Peru	mm	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	French Guiana	mm	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Paraguay	mm	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Venezuela	mm	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	-	Molinari,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Molossus rufus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Molossus ater	Brigham,R. M., 1991, Prey detection, dietary niche breadth, and body size in bats: why are aerial insectivorous bats so small?, The American Naturalist	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Molossus rufus	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 ater	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Molossus ater	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Molossus ater	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Molossus ater	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Molossus rufus	Morais, P.H.B., Ortêncio-Filho, H. and DIAS, R., 2023. Seasonal analysis of the diet and trophic niche breadth of Molossus rufus É. Geoffroy, 1805 (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in a tropical urban environment. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 95, p.e20210905.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Molossus rufus	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
Molossus rufus	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

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