Accepted taxon: Tadarida australis
Accepted taxon: Tadarida australis
| Taxon: |
Tadarida australis |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Molossidae | Molossinae | Tadarida |
| 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 Tadarida australis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 48, EE (Ether Extract) 19.
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 Tadarida australis.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Lepidoptera |
WHOLE |
58.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Heteroptera |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
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 Tadarida australis.
| 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 Tadarida australis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Australia |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
36 |
- |
- |
Robert M.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Tadarida australis.
| 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 Tadarida australis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Nyctinomus australis |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tadarida australis |
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 |
| Tadarida australis |
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 |
| Tadarida australis |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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