MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Otomops martiensseni

Accepted taxon: Otomops martiensseni
Taxon:	Otomops martiensseni
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Molossidae \| Molossinae \| Otomops
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 Otomops martiensseni diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 21, CP (Crude Protein) 48, EE (Ether Extract) 16. 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 Otomops martiensseni.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	50.00	Grzimek,B…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Orthoptera	WHOLE	16.67	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 Otomops martiensseni.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	Cakenberg…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Cakenberg…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Otomops martiensseni.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	S Africa	g	-	-	-	-	-	30.5	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Africa	g	-	-	-	-	-	35.5	-	-	Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM)	E-C & W-C Africa	g	-	-	-	-	-	25	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	S Africa	mm	-	-	-	-	-	65	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	E-C & W-C Africa	mm	-	-	-	-	-	71.5	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Otomops martiensseni.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	E-C & W-C Africa	mm	-	-	-	-	-	28	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	S Africa	mm	-	-	-	-	-	26	-	-	Molinari,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Otomops martiensseni.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Otomops martiensseni	Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Otomops martiensseni	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
Otomops martiensseni	Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Otomops martiensseni	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Otomops martiensseni	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

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