Accepted taxon: Vespadelus pumilus
Accepted taxon: Vespadelus pumilus
| Taxon: |
Vespadelus pumilus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Vespertilionidae | Vespertilioninae | Vespertilionini | Vespadelus |
| 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 Vespadelus pumilus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 16, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 18.
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 Vespadelus pumilus.
| 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 Vespadelus pumilus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Insectivore
|
Insectivore
|
– Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Vespadelus pumilus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
E Australia |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
33.4 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
W Australia |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
31.1 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Vespadelus pumilus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Skull length |
E Australia |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Skull length |
W Australia |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Vespadelus pumilus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Vespadelus pumilus |
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 |
| Vespadelus pumilus |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Eptesicus pumilus |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
150: Genus synonym, same species epithet |
Verified - Accepted |
| Vespadelus pumilus |
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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Vespadelus pumilus
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