MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Myotis californicus

Accepted taxon: Myotis californicus
Taxon:	Myotis californicus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Vespertilionidae \| Myotinae \| Myotis
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 Myotis californicus 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 Myotis californicus.
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 Myotis californicus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	Robert M.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Robert M.…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	Ospina-Ga…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Myotis californicus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	North America	g	-	-	-	-	-	4.3	-	-	Robert M.…
Ear Length (EL)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	12	-	14	-	González-…
Forearm Length (FA)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	32.5	-	34.1	-	González-…
greatest length of skull (GLS)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	12.7	-	13.3	-	González-…
Tail Length (TL)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	36	-	38	-	González-…
Total Length (ToL)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	77	-	84	-	González-…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Myotis californicus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
relative wing loading (RWL)	nan	unitless	6	6	-	-	-	32	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing aspect ratio (WAR)	nan	unitless	6	6	-	-	-	5	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
wing mean centroid size (CS, cm)	nan	cm	6	6	-	-	-	13	-	-	Ospina-Ga…
condyle–premaxillary length (CPL)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	11	-	12	-	González-…
condylocanine length (CCL)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	11	-	12	-	González-…
cranial breadth (CRB)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	7	-	7	-	González-…
cranial depth (CRB)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	5	-	6	-	González-…
height of coronoid process (HCP)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	3	-	3	-	González-…
least interorbital breadth (LIB)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	3	-	4	-	González-…
length of foot (LF)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	6	-	7	-	González-…
length of maxillary toothrow (LMT)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	5	-	5	-	González-…
length of P4–M3 series (LPM)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	3	-	4	-	González-…
mastoid breadth (MAB)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	6	-	7	-	González-…
rostral breadth across canines (ROC)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	3	-	4	-	González-…
rostral breadth at M1– M2 (ROB)	nan	mm	3	3	-	-	5	-	5	-	González-…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Myotis californicus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Myotis californicus	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
Myotis californicus	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
Myotis californicus	Ospina-Garcés, S.M., Zamora-Gutierrez, V., Lara-Delgado, J.M., Morelos-Martínez, M., Ávila-Flores, R., Kurali, A., Ortega, J., Selem-Salas, C.I. and MacSwiney G, M.C., 2023. The relationship between wing morphology and foraging guilds: exploring the evolution of wing ecomorphs in bats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.blad157.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Myotis californicus	González-Ruiz, N., Nava, E., Ramírez-Pulido, J., García-Mendoza, D.F., Salame-Méndez, A. and Castro-Campillo, A., 2024. New record of Myotis ciliolabrum (Merriam, 1886)(Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the State of Mexico, Mexico. Check List, 20(1), pp.227-232.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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