MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Mormopterus beccarii

Accepted taxon: Mormopterus beccarii
Taxon:	Mormopterus beccarii
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Molossidae \| Molossinae \| Mormopterus
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 Mormopterus beccarii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 2, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 10, CP (Crude Protein) 26, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 Mormopterus beccarii.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	64.29	Damuth, J…
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	11.90	Grzimek,B…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	9.52	Grzimek,B…
Diptera	WHOLE	7.14	Grzimek,B…
Orthoptera	WHOLE	4.76	Grzimek,B…
Homoptera	WHOLE	2.38	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 Mormopterus beccarii.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
No trait values available.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Mormopterus beccarii.
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 Mormopterus beccarii.
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 Mormopterus beccarii.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Mormopterus beccarii	Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormopterus beccarii	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mormopterus beccarii	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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