Accepted taxon: Scotophilus viridis
Accepted taxon: Scotophilus viridis
| Taxon: |
Scotophilus viridis |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Vespertilionidae | Vespertilioninae | Nycticeiini | Scotophilus |
| 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 Scotophilus viridis.
| 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.
[DOI]
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Scotophilus viridis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Africa |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15.7 |
- |
- |
Robert M.… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
E & S Africa |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
46.8 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
W Africa |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
45.08 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
Ghana |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
45.8 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
S Africa |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
48.9 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Scotophilus viridis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Skull length |
E & S Africa |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Skull length |
Ghana |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Skull length |
S Africa |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Skull length |
W Africa |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Scotophilus viridis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Scotophilus viridis |
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 |
| Scotophilus viridis |
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 |
| Scotophilus viridis |
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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