Accepted taxon: Cynopterus
Accepted taxon: Cynopterus
| Taxon: |
Cynopterus |
| Rank: |
Genus |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Pteropodidae |
| 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 Cynopterus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 86, CP (Crude Protein) 6, EE (Ether Extract) 2.
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 Cynopterus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Arecaceae |
NECTAR/JUICE |
25.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Ficus |
NECTAR/JUICE |
21.43 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Psidium |
NECTAR/JUICE |
17.86 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Musa |
NECTAR/JUICE |
14.29 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Mangifera |
NECTAR/JUICE |
10.71 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Melia azedarach |
NECTAR/JUICE |
7.14 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Bignoniaceae |
FLOWER |
3.57 |
Nowak,R. … |
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 Cynopterus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Nectarivore
|
Nectarivore
|
– T. H. Fleming, C. Geiselman, W. J. Kress, 2009, 'The evolution of bat pollination: a phylogenetic perspective', Annals of Botany, vol. 104, no. 6, pp. 1017-1043
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Frugivore
|
Frugivore
|
– T. H. Fleming, C. Geiselman, W. J. Kress, 2009, 'The evolution of bat pollination: a phylogenetic perspective', Annals of Botany, vol. 104, no. 6, pp. 1017-1043
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cynopterus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cynopterus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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