Accepted taxon: Eptesicus hottentotus
Accepted taxon: Eptesicus hottentotus
| Taxon: |
Eptesicus hottentotus |
| 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. |
Table 1. List of Diet Items for Eptesicus hottentotus.
| 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.
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Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Eptesicus hottentotus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Africa |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16.6 |
- |
- |
Robert M.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Eptesicus hottentotus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Greatest Length of Skull /Breadth Across Molars |
|
unitless |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
Cláudio, … |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Eptesicus hottentotus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Eptesicus hottentotus |
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 hottentotus |
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 |
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Eptesicus hottentotus
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