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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Nyctophilus gouldi

Accepted taxon: Nyctophilus gouldi


Accepted taxon: Nyctophilus gouldi
Taxon: Nyctophilus gouldi
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CHIROPTERA | Vespertilionidae | Vespertilioninae | Nyctophilini | Nyctophilus
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 Nyctophilus gouldi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 0, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 0, CP (Crude Protein) 0, EE (Ether Extract) 0. 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 Nyctophilus gouldi.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 100.00 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 Nyctophilus gouldi.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore Insectivore – Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore – Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Nyctophilus gouldi.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Australia g - - - - - 10 - - Robert M.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Nyctophilus gouldi.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 8 8 - - - 12 - - Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h nan mlO2/h 4 4 - - - 13 - - 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 Nyctophilus gouldi.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Nyctophilus gouldi Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Nyctophilus goudi 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: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Nyctophilus gouldi 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
Nyctophilus gouldi 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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