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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Mormopterus planiceps

Accepted taxon: Mormopterus planiceps


Accepted taxon: Mormopterus planiceps
Taxon: Mormopterus planiceps
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 planiceps diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 0, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 0, CP (Crude Protein) 0, EE (Ether Extract) 0. 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 planiceps.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 100.00 Damuth, J…

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 planiceps.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore Insectivore – Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore – Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Mormopterus planiceps.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Australia g - - - - - 9.8 - - Robert M.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Mormopterus planiceps.
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 planiceps.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Mormopterus planiceps Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Mormopterus planiceps Brigham,R. M., 1991, Prey detection, dietary niche breadth, and body size in bats: why are aerial insectivorous bats so small?, The American Naturalist 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Mormopterus planiceps 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

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