MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Lasiurus borealis

Accepted taxon: Lasiurus borealis
Taxon:	Lasiurus borealis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Vespertilionidae \| Vespertilioninae \| Lasiurini \| Lasiurus \| Lasiurus
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 Lasiurus borealis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 20, CP (Crude Protein) 50, EE (Ether Extract) 17. 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 Lasiurus borealis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	52.38	Damuth, J…
Gryllidae	WHOLE	14.29	Damuth, J…
Diptera	WHOLE	11.90	Damuth, J…
Heteroptera	WHOLE	9.52	Damuth, J…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	7.14	Damuth, J…
Cicadidae	WHOLE	4.76	Damuth, J…

^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 Lasiurus borealis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore,Insectivore-Omnivore	Arriaga-F…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Arriaga-F…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Arriaga-F…
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	Rodrigo A…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Lasiurus borealis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Central America	g	-	-	-	-	-	9.3	-	-	Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM)	La Peregrina Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico	g	2	2	-	-	-	10	-	-	Arriaga-F…
Body Mass (BM)	North America	g	-	-	-	-	-	12.5	-	-	Robert M.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Lasiurus borealis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
relative wing loading (RWL)	nan	unitless	2	2	-	-	-	42	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing aspect ratio (WAR)	nan	unitless	2	2	-	-	-	6	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing mean centroid size (CS, cm)	nan	cm	2	2	-	-	-	17	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	McNab, B.…
Length of Maxillary Toothrow	East Texas	mm	5	-	5	-	5	5	5	0	Haidar, Z…
Length of Maxillary Toothrow	Missouri	mm	3	-	3	-	5	5	5	0	Haidar, Z…
Length of Skull	East Texas	mm	5	-	5	-	14	14	14	0	Haidar, Z…
Length of Skull	Missouri	mm	3	-	3	-	14	14	14	0	Haidar, Z…
Mastoid Breadth	East Texas	mm	5	-	5	-	8	8	8	0	Haidar, Z…
Mastoid Breadth	Missouri	mm	3	-	3	-	8	8	9	0	Haidar, Z…
Postorbital Constriction	East Texas	mm	5	-	5	-	4	4	4	0	Haidar, Z…
Postorbital Constriction	Missouri	mm	3	-	3	-	4	4	4	0	Haidar, Z…
Upper Molars Breadth	East Texas	mm	5	-	5	-	6	7	7	0	Haidar, Z…
Upper Molars Breadth	Missouri	mm	3	-	3	-	7	7	7	0	Haidar, Z…
Angular Process Length (ANP)	USA	cm	34	34	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Braincase Height (BCH)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine to 3rd Molar Length on Cranium (CM3L)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine to 3rd Molar Length on Mandible (cm3L)	USA	cm	34	34	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine to Premolar Length on Cranium (CP4L)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine to Premolar Length on Mandible (cp4L)	USA	cm	34	34	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine Tooth Length Cranium (K9T)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine Tooth Length Mandible (K9TM)	USA	cm	34	34	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Canine-Canine Width (C-C)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Coronoid Process Height (CPH)	USA	cm	34	34	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Coronoid to Articular Length (CPL)	USA	cm	34	34	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Dentary Bone Height (DEN)	USA	cm	34	34	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Forearm Length	USA	mm	-	-	-	-	-	39	-	2	Dunn, M.S…
Frontal Bone Width (FBW)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Greatest Skull Length (GSL)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Height of Cranium at Last Molar (HMOL)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Interorbital Width (IOW)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Length of Palate (LPAL)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Length of Premaxilla (LPMAX)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Mastoid Breadth (MB)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Maximum Dentary Length (MDL)	USA	cm	34	34	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Molar-Molar Width (M-M)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	1	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Width of Premaxilla (WPMAX)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Zygomatic Length (ZYGL)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
Zygomatic Width (ZYGW)	USA	cm	30	30	-	-	-	0	-	0	Dunn, M.S…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	2	2	-	-	-	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 Lasiurus borealis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Lasiurus borealis	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
Lasiurus borealis	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Lasiurus borealis	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
Lasiurus borealis	Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Lasiurus borealis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Lasiurus borealis	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
Lasiurus borealis	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
Lasiurus borealis	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
Lasiurus borealis	McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Lasiurus borealis	Haidar, Z.M., 2023. Genetic evaluation of the current distribution and possible diffrentations between Lasiurus borealis and Lasiurus frantzii in southwestern North America.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Lasiurus borealis	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
Lasiurus borealis	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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