MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Myotis capaccinii

Accepted taxon: Myotis capaccinii
Taxon:	Myotis capaccinii
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 capaccinii 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 capaccinii.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	44.44	Grzimek,B…
Diptera	WHOLE	22.31	Blanch, E…
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	14.81	Jérémy, F…
Arachnida	WHOLE	7.41	Jérémy, F…
Chironomidae	WHOLE	1.76	Blanch, E…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	0.64	Blanch, E…
Tipulidae	WHOLE	0.31	Blanch, E…
Polypedilum	WHOLE	0.27	Blanch, E…
Cicadellidae	WHOLE	0.25	Blanch, E…
Choroterpes	WHOLE	0.21	Blanch, E…
Formicidae	WHOLE	0.20	Blanch, E…
Microtendipes	WHOLE	0.18	Blanch, E…
Baetidae	WHOLE	0.16	Blanch, E…
Caenis	WHOLE	0.16	Blanch, E…
Geometridae	WHOLE	0.14	Blanch, E…
Ecnomus	WHOLE	0.13	Blanch, E…
Nabidae	WHOLE	0.13	Blanch, E…
Cheumatopsyche	WHOLE	0.13	Blanch, E…
Hydropsyche exocellata	WHOLE	0.13	Blanch, E…
Psychomyia	WHOLE	0.13	Blanch, E…
Polycentropus flavomaculatus	WHOLE	0.12	Blanch, E…
Ephoron	WHOLE	0.12	Blanch, E…
Parachironomus	WHOLE	0.12	Blanch, E…
Dicrotendipes	WHOLE	0.12	Blanch, E…
Ceraclea	WHOLE	0.12	Blanch, E…
Rhyacophila	WHOLE	0.12	Blanch, E…
Chimarra	WHOLE	0.12	Blanch, E…
Pheidole	WHOLE	0.11	Blanch, E…
Cricotopus bicinctus	WHOLE	0.11	Blanch, E…
Tineidae	WHOLE	0.11	Blanch, E…
Orthocladius oblidens	WHOLE	0.11	Blanch, E…
Antocha	WHOLE	0.11	Blanch, E…
Oecetis	WHOLE	0.11	Blanch, E…
Cladopelma	WHOLE	0.11	Blanch, E…
Kiefferulus	WHOLE	0.11	Blanch, E…
Tortricidae	WHOLE	0.11	Blanch, E…
Orectochilus	WHOLE	0.11	Blanch, E…
Aquarius paludum	WHOLE	0.10	Blanch, E…
Athripsodes	WHOLE	0.10	Blanch, E…
Chironomus plumosus	WHOLE	0.10	Blanch, E…
Chironomus riparius	WHOLE	0.10	Blanch, E…
Culicidae	WHOLE	0.10	Blanch, E…
Hydropsyche incognita	WHOLE	0.10	Blanch, E…
Gambusia	WHOLE	0.10	Blanch, E…
Nephrotoma	WHOLE	0.09	Blanch, E…
Ceratopogonidae	WHOLE	0.09	Blanch, E…
Micropsectra	WHOLE	0.09	Blanch, E…
Rheopelopia	WHOLE	0.09	Blanch, E…
Tanytarsus brundini	WHOLE	0.09	Blanch, E…
Flatidae	WHOLE	0.09	Blanch, E…
Nabis ferus	WHOLE	0.09	Blanch, E…
Ostrinia	WHOLE	0.08	Blanch, E…
Graphopsocus	WHOLE	0.08	Blanch, E…
Psocodea	WHOLE	0.08	Blanch, E…
Mystacides	WHOLE	0.08	Blanch, E…
Ectobius	WHOLE	0.08	Blanch, E…
Blattodea	WHOLE	0.08	Blanch, E…
Elateridae	WHOLE	0.08	Blanch, E…
Gyrinidae	WHOLE	0.08	Blanch, E…
Anobium	WHOLE	0.08	Blanch, E…
Scraptiidae	WHOLE	0.08	Blanch, E…
Nala lividipes	WHOLE	0.07	Blanch, E…
Calliphoridae	WHOLE	0.07	Blanch, E…
Coleophora	WHOLE	0.07	Blanch, E…
Chironomus pallidivittatus	WHOLE	0.07	Blanch, E…
Cladotanytarsus	WHOLE	0.07	Blanch, E…
Cricotopus sylvestris	WHOLE	0.06	Blanch, E…
Cricotopus triannulatus	WHOLE	0.06	Blanch, E…
Demicryptochironomus	WHOLE	0.06	Blanch, E…
Microchironomus	WHOLE	0.06	Blanch, E…
Paracladopelma	WHOLE	0.06	Blanch, E…
Camponotus	WHOLE	0.06	Blanch, E…
Paratanytarsus	WHOLE	0.06	Blanch, E…
Phaenopsectra	WHOLE	0.06	Blanch, E…
Tvetenia	WHOLE	0.06	Blanch, E…
Xenochironomus xenolabis	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Tetramorium	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Culiseta annulata	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Dolichopodidae	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Hilara	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Molophilus	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Nephrocerus	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Psychodidae	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Psychoda alternata	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Simuliidae	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Syrphidae	WHOLE	0.05	Blanch, E…
Ephemera	WHOLE	0.04	Blanch, E…
Ecdyonurus	WHOLE	0.04	Blanch, E…
Potamanthus	WHOLE	0.04	Blanch, E…
Philaenus	WHOLE	0.04	Blanch, E…
Pyralidae	WHOLE	0.03	Blanch, E…
Issidae	WHOLE	0.03	Blanch, E…
Miridae	WHOLE	0.03	Blanch, E…
Linepithema	WHOLE	0.03	Blanch, E…
Ichneumonidae	WHOLE	0.03	Blanch, E…
Megaspilidae	WHOLE	0.03	Blanch, E…
Crambidae	WHOLE	0.02	Blanch, E…
Erebidae	WHOLE	0.02	Blanch, E…
Stegania	WHOLE	0.02	Blanch, E…
Noctuidae	WHOLE	0.02	Blanch, E…
Chrysoperla	WHOLE	0.02	Blanch, E…
Pseudomallada	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Enallagma	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Libellulidae	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Amphigerontia	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Metylophorus	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Brachycentrus	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Hydropsyche spiritoi	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Orthotrichia	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Setodes	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Lype reducta	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Entomobrya atrocincta	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Bourletiella	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Clubiona phragmitis	WHOLE	0.01	Blanch, E…
Clubiona terrestris	WHOLE	0.00	Blanch, E…
Gnaphosidae	WHOLE	0.00	Blanch, E…
Zelotes tenuis	WHOLE	0.00	Blanch, E…
Trochosa	WHOLE	0.00	Blanch, E…
Tibellus	WHOLE	0.00	Blanch, E…
Theridion harmsi	WHOLE	0.00	Blanch, E…

^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 capaccinii.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
No trait values available.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Myotis capaccinii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Spain	g	54	54	-	-	-	9.55	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	8.5	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	Italy	g	49	49	-	-	-	8.32	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	France	g	46	46	-	-	-	9.11	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Ear Length (EL)	nan	mm	114	114	-	-	11	-	17	-	Aihartza,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Balkans	mm	-	-	-	-	-	41.64	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	France	mm	620	620	-	-	-	40.45	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Mesopotamia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	40.64	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Bulgaria	mm	25	25	-	-	-	42	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Spain	mm	328	328	-	-	-	40.53	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Anatolia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	42.21	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Syria	mm	-	-	-	-	-	41.01	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	41.2	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	nan	mm	129	129	-	-	37	-	43	-	Aihartza,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Italy	mm	49	49	-	-	-	41.67	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Tail Length (TL)	nan	mm	113	113	-	-	32	-	50	-	Aihartza,…
Total Length (ToL)	nan	mm	113	113	-	-	78	-	104	-	Aihartza,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Myotis capaccinii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Anatolia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Balkans	mm	-	-	-	-	-	16	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Maghreb	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Mesopotamia	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Syria	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
AspectRatioIndex	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	Jérémy, F…
buzz Duration	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	ms	11	11	-	-	-	87	-	77	Jérémy, F…
buzz Peak Frequency	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	11	11	-	-	-	37	-	6	Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth	Europe	kHz	387	387	-	-	-	50	-	8	Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth	Greece	kHz	56	56	-	-	-	14	-	10	Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth	Europe	kHz	30	30	-	-	-	37	-	11	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	ms	4852	4852	-	-	-	3	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Europe	ms	387	387	-	-	-	5	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Switzerland	ms	100	100	-	-	-	5	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Greece	ms	56	56	-	-	-	5	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Italy	ms	49	49	-	-	-	4	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Europe	ms	30	30	-	-	-	4	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency	Europe	kHz	387	387	-	-	-	32	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency	Greece	kHz	56	56	-	-	-	35	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency	Italy	kHz	49	49	-	-	-	40	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	4852	4852	-	-	-	60	-	11	Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency	Switzerland	kHz	100	100	-	-	-	87	-	8	Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency	Europe	kHz	30	30	-	-	-	74	-	9	Jérémy, F…
Call Mid Frequency	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	4852	4852	-	-	-	44	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call Mid Frequency	Italy	kHz	49	49	-	-	-	56	-	4	Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	4852	4852	-	-	-	41	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency	Switzerland	kHz	100	100	-	-	-	32	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency	Europe	kHz	30	30	-	-	-	37	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	4852	4852	-	-	-	47	-	4	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Europe	kHz	387	387	-	-	-	52	-	5	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Switzerland	kHz	100	100	-	-	-	45	-	4	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Greece	kHz	56	56	-	-	-	49	-	5	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Italy	kHz	49	49	-	-	-	50	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Europe	kHz	30	30	-	-	-	52	-	7	Jérémy, F…
Call Slope	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz/ms	4852	4852	-	-	-	-9	-	23	Jérémy, F…
Call Slope	Europe	kHz/ms	30	30	-	-	-	15	-	5	Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency	Europe	kHz	387	387	-	-	-	82	-	8	Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency	Greece	kHz	56	56	-	-	-	90	-	7	Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency	Italy	kHz	49	49	-	-	-	84	-	10	Jérémy, F…
CM3	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Fifth Digit Length	France	mm	8	8	-	-	-	53	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Fifth Digit Length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	52	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	ms	4852	4852	-	-	-	66	-	24	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	Europe	ms	387	387	-	-	-	79	-	29	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	Greece	ms	56	56	-	-	-	75	-	23	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	Italy	ms	49	49	-	-	-	64	-	16	Jérémy, F…
LCBLCCRatio	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Jérémy, F…
rate Buzz	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	no.buzz/hour	-	-	-	-	-	59	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Third Digit Length	France	mm	5	5	-	-	-	67	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Third Digit Length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	68	-	-	Jérémy, F…
WingLoadingIndex	nan	g/dm2	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Breadth of braincase	nan	mm	86	86	-	-	7	8	9	-	Aihartza,…
Condylobasal length	nan	mm	84	84	-	-	14	14	15	-	Aihartza,…
Depth of braincase at middle	nan	mm	19	19	-	-	5	6	6	-	Aihartza,…
Greatest skull length	nan	mm	63	63	-	-	15	16	16	-	Aihartza,…
Hind foot length	nan	mm	114	114	-	-	10	-	15	-	Aihartza,…
Interorbital constriction	nan	mm	86	86	-	-	3	4	4	-	Aihartza,…
Lachrymal breadth	nan	mm	19	19	-	-	5	5	5	-	Aihartza,…
Length of thumb	nan	mm	39	39	-	-	7	-	9	-	Aihartza,…
Mandible	nan	mm	84	84	-	-	10	11	12	-	Aihartza,…
Mandibular toothrow	nan	mm	83	83	-	-	6	6	6	-	Aihartza,…
Maxillary toothrow	nan	mm	83	83	-	-	5	6	6	-	Aihartza,…
Rostrum width	nan	mm	20	20	-	-	4	-	4	-	Aihartza,…
Skull height	nan	mm	30	30	-	-	7	7	7	-	Aihartza,…
Tibia length	nan	mm	42	42	-	-	16	-	19	-	Aihartza,…
Total skull length	nan	mm	33	33	-	-	15	15	16	-	Aihartza,…
Tragus length	nan	mm	39	39	-	-	6	-	9	-	Aihartza,…
Zygomatic breadth	nan	mm	75	75	-	-	8	9	10	-	Aihartza,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Myotis capaccinii.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Myotis capaccinii	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Myotis capaccinii	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
Myotis capaccinii	Blanch, E., López-Baucells, A., Mata, V.A., Flaquer, C. and López-Bosch, D., 2023. To share or not to share: DNA metabarcoding reveals trophic niche overlap between sympatric trawling bats. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 69(5), p.90.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Myotis capaccinii	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
Myotis capaccinii	Aihartza, J. and Aizpurua, O., 2023. Long-Fingered Bat Myotis capaccinii (Bonaparte, 1837). In Handbook of the Mammals of Europe (pp. 1-32). Cham: Springer International Publishing.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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