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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Vespertilio murinus

Accepted taxon: Vespertilio murinus


Accepted taxon: Vespertilio murinus
Taxon: Vespertilio murinus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CHIROPTERA | Vespertilionidae | Vespertilioninae | Vespertilionini | Vespertilio
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 Vespertilio murinus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 50, 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 Vespertilio murinus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Diptera WHOLE 27.78 Jérémy, F…
Lepidoptera WHOLE 22.22 Jérémy, F…
Insecta WHOLE 19.44 Grzimek,B…
Trichoptera WHOLE 16.67 Jérémy, F…
Coleoptera WHOLE 11.11 Jérémy, F…
Hemiptera WHOLE 2.78 Jérémy, F…

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 Vespertilio murinus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore Insectivore Robert M.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Robert M.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Vespertilio murinus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) Europe g - - - - - 14.5 - - Robert M.…
Body Mass (BM) Slovakia g 10 10 - - - 15.16 - 4 Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) Poland g 423 423 - - - 14.49 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 12.5 - - Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) France g 5 5 - - - 11.6 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM) Germany g 2 2 - - - 18.5 - 4 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Bulgaria mm 6 6 - - - 45 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Slovakia mm 10 10 - - - 43.92 - 3 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Luxembourg mm 1 1 - - - 43.7 - - Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Poland mm 366 366 - - - 44.7 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) France mm 67 67 - - - 44.18 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) nan mm - - - - - 45.55 - - Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA) Germany mm 2 2 - - - 47.3 - 1 Jérémy, F…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Vespertilio murinus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
AspectRatioIndex nan unitless - - - - - 2 - - Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth Europe kHz 178 178 - - - 10 - 5 Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth Europe kHz 24 24 - - - 7 - 8 Jérémy, F…
Call Duration Europe ms 178 178 - - - 14 - 3 Jérémy, F…
Call Duration Croatia, France, Turkey ms 129 129 - - - 6 - 3 Jérémy, F…
Call Duration Switzerland ms 100 100 - - - 15 - 4 Jérémy, F…
Call Duration Europe ms 24 24 - - - 15 - 4 Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency Europe kHz 178 178 - - - 24 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency Croatia, France, Turkey kHz 129 129 - - - 37 - 9 Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency Switzerland kHz 100 100 - - - 36 - 11 Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency Europe kHz 24 24 - - - 30 - 8 Jérémy, F…
Call Mid Frequency Croatia, France, Turkey kHz 129 129 - - - 28 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency Croatia, France, Turkey kHz 129 129 - - - 26 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency Switzerland kHz 100 100 - - - 20 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency Europe kHz 24 24 - - - 22 - 1 Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency Europe kHz 178 178 - - - 25 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency Croatia, France, Turkey kHz 129 129 - - - 28 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency Switzerland kHz 100 100 - - - 25 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency Europe kHz 24 24 - - - 24 - 2 Jérémy, F…
Call Slope Croatia, France, Turkey kHz/ms 129 129 - - - 0 - 6 Jérémy, F…
Call Slope Europe kHz/ms 24 24 - - - 2 - 3 Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency Europe kHz 178 178 - - - 34 - 6 Jérémy, F…
CM3 nan mm - - - - - 6 - - Jérémy, F…
Fifth Digit Length France mm 1 1 - - - 55 - - Jérémy, F…
Fifth Digit Length nan mm - - - - - 51 - - Jérémy, F…
GestationTime nan day - - - - - 50 - - Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval Europe ms 178 178 - - - 210 - 67 Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval Croatia, France, Turkey ms 129 129 - - - 96 - 45 Jérémy, F…
LCBLCCRatio nan unitless - - - - - 15 - - Jérémy, F…
MaxLongevity nan year - - - - - 15 - - Jérémy, F…
SexualMaturityFemale nan day - - - - - 730 - - Jérémy, F…
SexualMaturityMale nan day - - - - - 730 - - Jérémy, F…
Third Digit Length France mm 1 1 - - - 75 - - Jérémy, F…
Third Digit Length nan mm - - - - - 73 - - Jérémy, F…
WingLoadingIndex nan g/dm2 - - - - - 10 - - Jérémy, F…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Vespertilio murinus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Vespertilio murinus 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
Vespertilio murinus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Vespertilio murinus Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Vespertilio murinus Jérémy, F., Nia, T., Luc, B., Ana, B.L., Christian, K., Isabelle, L.V., Michela, P., Luca, S., Clare, S., Danilo, R. and Jasja, D., 2023. A species-level trait dataset of bats in Europe and beyond. Scientific Data, 10(253). 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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