MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Accepted taxon: Nyctinomops aurispinosus
Taxon:	Nyctinomops aurispinosus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Molossidae \| Molossinae \| Nyctinomops
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 Nyctinomops aurispinosus.
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 Nyctinomops aurispinosus.
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 Nyctinomops aurispinosus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Nyctinomops aurispinosus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Breadth across upper canines	State of Piauí, municipality of Paulistana, Brazil	mm	4	-	4	-	4	4	4	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper canines	Mato Grosso, Brazil	mm	3	3	-	-	4	4	4	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper canines	Para, Brazil	mm	2	-	-	2	4	4	4	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper canines	Pernambuco, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	4	-	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper canines	State of Paraná, municipality of Curitiba	mm	1	-	-	1	-	5	-	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper canines	State of Minas Gerais, municipality of Uberlândia, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	5	-	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper molars	State of Piauí, municipality of Paulistana, Brazil	mm	4	-	4	-	8	8	8	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper molars	Mato Grosso, Brazil	mm	3	3	-	-	8	8	8	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper molars	Para, Brazil	mm	2	-	-	2	7	7	7	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper molars	Pernambuco, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	8	-	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper molars	State of Paraná, municipality of Curitiba	mm	1	-	-	1	-	8	-	-	Sales, J.…
Breadth across upper molars	State of Minas Gerais, municipality of Uberlândia, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	9	-	-	Sales, J.…
Length of lower toothrow	State of Piauí, municipality of Paulistana, Brazil	mm	4	-	4	-	8	8	8	-	Sales, J.…
Length of lower toothrow	Mato Grosso, Brazil	mm	3	3	-	-	7	8	8	-	Sales, J.…
Length of lower toothrow	Para, Brazil	mm	2	-	-	2	8	8	8	-	Sales, J.…
Length of lower toothrow	Pernambuco, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	8	-	-	Sales, J.…
Length of lower toothrow	State of Paraná, municipality of Curitiba	mm	1	-	-	1	-	9	-	-	Sales, J.…
Length of lower toothrow	State of Minas Gerais, municipality of Uberlândia, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	9	-	-	Sales, J.…
Length of mandible	Mato Grosso, Brazil	mm	3	3	-	-	13	13	14	-	Sales, J.…
Length of mandible	Para, Brazil	mm	2	-	-	2	13	13	14	-	Sales, J.…
Length of mandible	Pernambuco, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	14	-	-	Sales, J.…
Length of mandible	State of Paraná, municipality of Curitiba	mm	1	-	-	1	-	16	-	-	Sales, J.…
Length of mandible	State of Minas Gerais, municipality of Uberlândia, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	14	-	-	Sales, J.…
Length of upper toothrow	State of Piauí, municipality of Paulistana, Brazil	mm	4	-	4	-	7	7	8	-	Sales, J.…
Length of upper toothrow	Mato Grosso, Brazil	mm	3	3	-	-	7	7	7	-	Sales, J.…
Length of upper toothrow	Para, Brazil	mm	2	-	-	2	7	7	7	-	Sales, J.…
Length of upper toothrow	Pernambuco, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	9	-	-	Sales, J.…
Length of upper toothrow	State of Paraná, municipality of Curitiba	mm	1	-	-	1	-	8	-	-	Sales, J.…
Length of upper toothrow	State of Minas Gerais, municipality of Uberlândia, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	8	-	-	Sales, J.…
Postorbital constriction	Mato Grosso, Brazil	mm	3	3	-	-	4	4	4	-	Sales, J.…
Postorbital constriction	Para, Brazil	mm	2	-	-	2	4	4	4	-	Sales, J.…
Postorbital constriction	Pernambuco, Brazil	mm	1	-	-	1	-	4	-	-	Sales, J.…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Nyctinomops aurispinosus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Nyctinomops aurispinosus	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
Nyctinomops aurispinosus	Sales, J., Pilatti, P., Zortéa, M., Costa, R.C. and da Rocha, P.A., Update on the distribution of the free-tailed bat.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2025. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Nyctinomops aurispinosus , Accessed 2nd August 2025 at https://mammalbase.net/me/12854]