Accepted taxon: Nycticeinops schlieffeni
Accepted taxon: Nycticeinops schlieffeni
| Taxon: |
Nycticeinops schlieffeni |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Vespertilionidae | Vespertilioninae | Nycticeiini | Nycticeinops |
| 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 Nycticeinops schlieffeni diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 49, 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 Nycticeinops schlieffeni.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
50.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Lepidoptera |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Nycticeinops schlieffeni.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Africa |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
Robert M.… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
Sudan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
31.5 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
Burkina Faso |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
31.35 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
Malawi |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
31.2 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Nycticeinops schlieffeni.
| 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 Nycticeinops schlieffeni.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Nycticeius schlieffeni |
Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology |
51: Genus, Species = Master tribe genus, species |
Verified - Accepted |
| Nycticeius schlieffeni |
Brigham,R. M., 1991, Prey detection, dietary niche breadth, and body size in bats: why are aerial insectivorous bats so small?, The American Naturalist |
51: Genus, Species = Master tribe genus, species |
Verified - Accepted |
| Nycticeius schlieffeni |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
51: Genus, Species = Master tribe genus, species |
Verified - Accepted |
| Nycticeinops schlieffeni |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Nycticeinops schlieffeni |
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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