Accepted taxon: Myotis lucifugus
Accepted taxon: Myotis lucifugus
| Taxon: |
Myotis lucifugus |
| 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 lucifugus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 17, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 17.
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 lucifugus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
66.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Lepidoptera |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ephemeroptera |
WHOLE |
11.11 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Chironomidae |
WHOLE |
5.56 |
Grzimek,B… |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Myotis lucifugus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
North America |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7.9 |
- |
- |
Robert M.… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
Montana |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
37.3 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
Virginia |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
37.5 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Myotis lucifugus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Skull length |
Montana |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Skull length |
Virginia |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Myotis lucifugus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Myotis lucifugus |
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 lucifugus |
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 lucifugus |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Myotis lucifugus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Myotis lucifugus |
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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Myotis lucifugus
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