MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Miniopterus schreibersii

Accepted taxon: Miniopterus schreibersii
Taxon:	Miniopterus schreibersii
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Vespertilionidae \| Miniopterinae \| Miniopterus
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 Miniopterus schreibersii 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 Miniopterus schreibersii.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	25.64	Damuth, J…
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	24.48	Aihartza,…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	21.35	Aihartza,…
Neuroptera	WHOLE	15.94	Aihartza,…
Diptera	WHOLE	8.95	Aihartza,…
Ephemeroptera	WHOLE	1.12	Aihartza,…
Hemiptera	WHOLE	0.98	Aihartza,…
Orthoptera	WHOLE	0.70	Aihartza,…
Blattodea	WHOLE	0.42	Aihartza,…
Trichoptera	WHOLE	0.28	Aihartza,…
Araneae	WHOLE	0.14	Aihartza,…

^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 Miniopterus schreibersii.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Insectivore	Cakenberg…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	Cakenberg…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Miniopterus schreibersii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	France	g	267	267	-	-	-	11.89	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	Slovakia	g	123	123	-	-	-	13.0967	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	Spain	g	1517	1517	-	-	-	12.55	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	Portugal	g	46	46	-	-	-	12.88543478	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	Italy	g	89	89	-	-	-	12.14	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	Africa	g	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	Robert M.…
Forearm Length (FA)	Slovakia	mm	124	124	-	-	-	45.746	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Crete	mm	-	-	-	-	-	45.81	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Portugal	mm	46	46	-	-	-	44.72282609	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Spain	mm	2944	2944	-	-	-	45.38	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Mainland Greece	mm	-	-	-	-	-	45.8	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	45.2	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Italy	mm	89	89	-	-	-	45.43	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Lesbos	mm	-	-	-	-	-	44.52	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	France	mm	2837	2837	-	-	-	45.05	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Balkans	mm	-	-	-	-	-	44.9	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Bulgaria	mm	69	69	-	-	-	45	-	2	Jérémy, F…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Miniopterus schreibersii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Crete	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Lesbos	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Balkans	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Mainland Greece	mm	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Molinari,…
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	McNab, B.…
AspectRatioIndex	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	Jérémy, F…
buzz Duration	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	ms	26	26	-	-	-	165	-	132	Jérémy, F…
buzz Peak Frequency	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	26	26	-	-	-	34	-	4	Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth	Europe	kHz	118	118	-	-	-	20	-	10	Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth	Greece	kHz	61	61	-	-	-	18	-	14	Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth	Europe	kHz	31	31	-	-	-	23	-	11	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	ms	5085	5085	-	-	-	5	-	5	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Europe	ms	118	118	-	-	-	10	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Italy	ms	117	117	-	-	-	6	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Switzerland	ms	100	100	-	-	-	6	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Greece	ms	61	61	-	-	-	7	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Europe	ms	31	31	-	-	-	6	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency	Europe	kHz	118	118	-	-	-	52	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency	Italy	kHz	117	117	-	-	-	52	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency	Greece	kHz	61	61	-	-	-	51	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	5085	5085	-	-	-	62	-	10	Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency	Switzerland	kHz	100	100	-	-	-	87	-	11	Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency	Europe	kHz	31	31	-	-	-	73	-	12	Jérémy, F…
Call Mid Frequency	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	5085	5085	-	-	-	52	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call Mid Frequency	Italy	kHz	117	117	-	-	-	57	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	5085	5085	-	-	-	50	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency	Switzerland	kHz	100	100	-	-	-	47	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency	Europe	kHz	31	31	-	-	-	50	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	5085	5085	-	-	-	53	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Europe	kHz	118	118	-	-	-	53	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Italy	kHz	117	117	-	-	-	54	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Switzerland	kHz	100	100	-	-	-	54	-	4	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Greece	kHz	61	61	-	-	-	55	-	5	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Europe	kHz	31	31	-	-	-	52	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call Slope	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	kHz/ms	5085	5085	-	-	-	-2	-	23	Jérémy, F…
Call Slope	Europe	kHz/ms	31	31	-	-	-	10	-	7	Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency	Europe	kHz	118	118	-	-	-	71	-	11	Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency	Italy	kHz	117	117	-	-	-	85	-	13	Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency	Greece	kHz	61	61	-	-	-	93	-	12	Jérémy, F…
CM3	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Digestive Efficiency	nan	%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Fifth Digit Length	France	mm	137	137	-	-	-	55	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Fifth Digit Length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	52	-	-	Jérémy, F…
GestationTime	nan	day	-	-	-	-	-	100	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	ms	5085	5085	-	-	-	79	-	33	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	Europe	ms	118	118	-	-	-	122	-	61	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	Italy	ms	117	117	-	-	-	86	-	26	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	Greece	ms	60	60	-	-	-	94	-	36	Jérémy, F…
LCBLCCRatio	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	Jérémy, F…
MaxLongevity	nan	year	-	-	-	-	-	22	-	-	Jérémy, F…
rate Buzz	Croatia, France, Spain, Turkey	no.buzz/hour	-	-	-	-	-	156	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Resting Metabolic Rate	nan	W kg-1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	Jérémy, F…
SexualMaturityFemale	nan	day	-	-	-	-	-	577	-	-	Jérémy, F…
SexualMaturityMale	nan	day	-	-	-	-	-	730	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Third Digit Length	France	mm	152	152	-	-	-	89	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Third Digit Length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	84	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Weaning	nan	day	-	-	-	-	-	66	-	-	Jérémy, F…
WingLoadingIndex	nan	g/dm2	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	Jérémy, F…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	40	40	-	-	-	26	-	-	Genoud, M…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	8	8	-	-	-	25	-	-	Genoud, M…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Miniopterus schreibersii.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Miniopterus schreibersi	Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Miniopteris schreibersii	Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia,	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Miniopterus schreibersi	Brigham,R. M., 1991, Prey detection, dietary niche breadth, and body size in bats: why are aerial insectivorous bats so small?, The American Naturalist	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Miniopterus schreibersii	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
Miniopterus schreibersi	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Miniopterus schreibersii	Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Miniopterus schreibersi	Molinari, J., A global assessment of the 'island rule' in bats based on functionally distinct measures of body size. Journal of Biogeography.	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Miniopterus schreibersii	Aihartza, J., Vallejo, N., Aldasoro, M., García-Mudarra, J.L., Goiti, U., Nogueras, J. and Ibáñez, C., 2023. Aerospace-foraging bats eat seasonably across varying habitats. Scientific Reports, 13(1), p.19576.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Miniopterus schreibersi	McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28.	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Miniopterus schreibersii	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
Miniopterus schreibersii	Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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