MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Eptesicus fuscus

Accepted taxon: Eptesicus fuscus
Taxon:	Eptesicus fuscus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Vespertilionidae \| Vespertilioninae \| Eptesicini \| Eptesicus \| Eptesicus
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 Eptesicus fuscus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 17, CP (Crude Protein) 49, 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 Eptesicus fuscus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	47.62	Damuth, J…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	23.81	Grzimek,B…
Insecta	LARVAE	11.11	Damuth, J…
Scarabaeidae	WHOLE	9.52	Grzimek,B…
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	4.76	Grzimek,B…
Orthoptera	WHOLE	3.17	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 Eptesicus fuscus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	Arriaga-F…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Arriaga-F…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Arriaga-F…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Eptesicus fuscus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	E United States (Virginia to Florida)	g	-	-	-	-	-	14.76	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Cuba	g	-	-	-	-	-	13.06	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Puerto Rico	g	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	N South America	g	-	-	-	-	-	17.18	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	North America	g	-	-	-	-	-	17.9	-	-	Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM)	Hispaniola	g	-	-	-	-	-	13.41	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	Alberta, Montana, W Nebraska	g	-	-	-	-	-	18.05	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	S Mexico, Central America	g	-	-	-	-	-	15.92	-	-	Molinari,…
Body Mass (BM)	La Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico	g	1	1	-	-	-	15	-	-	Arriaga-F…
Body Mass (BM)	Isla Juventud	g	-	-	-	-	-	10.2	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	New Providence	mm	-	-	-	-	-	44.6	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Alberta, Montana, W Nebraska	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.25	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Cuba	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.45	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	S Mexico, Central America	mm	-	-	-	-	-	52.76	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Isla Juventud	mm	-	-	-	-	-	43.2	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Puerto Rico	mm	-	-	-	-	-	49.69	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	E United States (Virginia to Florida)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	45.75	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Exuma keys	mm	-	-	-	-	-	45.9	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Jamaica	mm	-	-	-	-	-	45.55	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	San Salvador	mm	-	-	-	-	-	44.7	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	N South America	mm	-	-	-	-	-	50.5	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Hispaniola	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.05	-	-	Molinari,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Eptesicus fuscus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Cuba	mm	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Exuma keys	mm	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Hispaniola	mm	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Isla Juventud	mm	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Jamaica	mm	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	New Providence	mm	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Puerto Rico	mm	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	San Salvador	mm	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Alberta, Montana, W Nebraska	mm	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	E United States (Virginia to Alabama)	mm	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	N South America	mm	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	S Mexico, Central America	mm	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	-	Molinari,…
Greatest Length of Skull /Breadth Across Molars		unitless	33	33	-	-	-	2	-	-	Cláudio, …
Tragus Length		mm	11	11	-	-	-	9	-	-	Cláudio, …
relative wing loading (RWL)	nan	unitless	7	7	-	-	-	39	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing aspect ratio (WAR)	nan	unitless	7	7	-	-	-	5	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing mean centroid size (CS, cm)	nan	cm	7	7	-	-	-	19	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
Breadth at mastoids	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	9	9	10	-	Mônico, P…
Breadth at mastoids	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	9	10	11	-	Mônico, P…
Breadth at mastoids	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	9	10	11	-	Mônico, P…
Dentary length	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	13	14	15	-	Mônico, P…
Dentary length	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	15	16	17	-	Mônico, P…
Dentary length	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	14	15	16	-	Mônico, P…
Dentary thickness	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	2	2	2	-	Mônico, P…
Dentary thickness	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	2	2	3	-	Mônico, P…
Dentary thickness	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	2	2	2	-	Mônico, P…
Lacrimal width	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	6	7	8	-	Mônico, P…
Lacrimal width	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	7	8	8	-	Mônico, P…
Lacrimal width	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	7	8	9	-	Mônico, P…
Length of condyle	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	1	2	2	-	Mônico, P…
Length of condyle	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	2	2	2	-	Mônico, P…
Length of condyle	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	2	2	2	-	Mônico, P…
Length of glenoid fossa	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	1	2	2	-	Mônico, P…
Length of glenoid fossa	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	2	2	2	-	Mônico, P…
Length of glenoid fossa	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	2	2	2	-	Mônico, P…
Length of masseter muscle scar	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	4	5	5	-	Mônico, P…
Length of masseter muscle scar	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	4	5	6	-	Mônico, P…
Length of masseter muscle scar	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	4	5	5	-	Mônico, P…
Lower toothrow	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	7	7	9	-	Mônico, P…
Lower toothrow	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	8	8	8	-	Mônico, P…
Lower toothrow	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	7	8	8	-	Mônico, P…
Maxillary tooth row	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	6	7	7	-	Mônico, P…
Maxillary tooth row	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	5	6	6	-	Mônico, P…
Maxillary tooth row	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	5	6	6	-	Mônico, P…
Moment arm of masseter	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	2	3	3	-	Mônico, P…
Moment arm of masseter	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	3	3	3	-	Mônico, P…
Moment arm of masseter	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	3	3	3	-	Mônico, P…
Moment arm of temporal	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	4	4	4	-	Mônico, P…
Moment arm of temporal	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	4	5	6	-	Mônico, P…
Moment arm of temporal	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	4	4	5	-	Mônico, P…
Postorbital width	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	4	4	5	-	Mônico, P…
Postorbital width	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	4	4	5	-	Mônico, P…
Postorbital width	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	4	4	5	-	Mônico, P…
Rostral length	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	6	7	8	-	Mônico, P…
Rostral length	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	7	8	9	-	Mônico, P…
Rostral length	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	7	8	8	-	Mônico, P…
Width at upper canines	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	3	3	3	-	Mônico, P…
Width at upper canines	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	3	3	4	-	Mônico, P…
Width at upper canines	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	3	3	3	-	Mônico, P…
Width at upper molars	Caribbean	mm	52	52	-	-	3	4	5	-	Mônico, P…
Width at upper molars	Mesoamerica	mm	24	24	-	-	4	5	5	-	Mônico, P…
Width at upper molars	SE United States	mm	12	12	-	-	4	4	5	-	Mônico, P…
Angular Process Length (ANP)	USA	cm	19	19	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Braincase Height (BCH)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine to 3rd Molar Length on Cranium (CM3L)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine to 3rd Molar Length on Mandible (cm3L)	USA	cm	19	19	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine to Premolar Length on Cranium (CP4L)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine to Premolar Length on Mandible (cp4L)	USA	cm	19	19	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine Tooth Length Cranium (K9T)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine Tooth Length Mandible (K9TM)	USA	cm	19	19	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine-Canine Width (C-C)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Coronoid Process Height (CPH)	USA	cm	19	19	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Coronoid to Articular Length (CPL)	USA	cm	19	19	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Dentary Bone Height (DEN)	USA	cm	19	19	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Forearm Length	USA	mm	-	-	-	-	-	44	-	2	Dunn, M.S…
Frontal Bone Width (FBW)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Greatest Skull Length (GSL)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	2	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Height of Cranium at Last Molar (HMOL)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Interorbital Width (IOW)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Length of Palate (LPAL)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Length of Premaxilla (LPMAX)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Mastoid Breadth (MB)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Maximum Dentary Length (MDL)	USA	cm	19	19	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Molar-Molar Width (M-M)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Width of Premaxilla (WPMAX)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Zygomatic Length (ZYGL)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Zygomatic Width (ZYGW)	USA	cm	22	22	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	5	5	-	-	-	17	-	-	Genoud, M…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Eptesicus fuscus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Eptesicus fuscus	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
Eptesicus fuscus	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
Eptesicus fuscus	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
Eptesicus fuscus	SÃƒÂnchezÃ¢â‚¬ÂCordero,V. ÃƒÂ., 2008, Elevation gradients of diversity for rodents and bats in Oaxaca, Mexico, Global Ecology and Biogeography	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Eptesicus fuscus	Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Eptesicus fuscus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Eptesicus fuscus	Arriaga-Flores, J.C., Castro-Arellano, I., Moreno-Valdez, A. and Correa-Sandoval, A., 2012. Temporal niche overlap of a riparian forest bat assemblage in subtropical Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Época), 2(1), pp.3-17.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Eptesicus fuscus	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
Eptesicus fuscus	Cláudio, V.C., Novaes, R.L., Gardner, A.L., Nogueira, M.R., Wilson, D.E., Maldonado, J.E., Oliveira, J.A. and Moratelli, R., 2023. Taxonomic re-evaluation of New World Eptesicus and Histiotus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with the description of a new genus. Zoologia (Curitiba), 40, p.e22029.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Eptesicus fuscus	DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University).	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Eptesicus fuscus	Ospina-Garcés, S.M., Zamora-Gutierrez, V., Lara-Delgado, J.M., Morelos-Martínez, M., Ávila-Flores, R., Kurali, A., Ortega, J., Selem-Salas, C.I. and MacSwiney G, M.C., 2023. The relationship between wing morphology and foraging guilds: exploring the evolution of wing ecomorphs in bats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.blad157.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Eptesicus fuscus	Mônico, P.I. and Soto-Centeno, J.A., 2024. Phylogenetic, morphological and niche differentiation unveil new species limits for the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus). Royal Society Open Science, 11(2), p.231384.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Eptesicus fuscus	Dunn, M.S., 2023. INSIGHTS INTO THE ECOLOGY OF VESPERTILIONIDAE THORUGH SKULL MORPHOLOGY AND ROOST SELECTION (Doctoral dissertation, Purdue University Graduate School).	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Eptesicus fuscus	Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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