MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Epomops

Accepted taxon: Epomops
Taxon:	Epomops
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 Epomops diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 80, CP (Crude Protein) 5, 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 Epomops.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Psidium	NECTAR/JUICE	28.57	Nowak,R. …
Psidium	FRUIT	23.81	Nowak,R. …
Musa	NECTAR/JUICE	19.05	Nowak,R. …
Musa	FRUIT	14.29	Nowak,R. …
Ficus	NECTAR/JUICE	9.52	Nowak,R. …
Ficus	FRUIT	4.76	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 Epomops.
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 Epomops.
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 Epomops.
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..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Epomops.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Epomops	Fleming,Theodore H., 2009, The evolution of bat pollination: a phylogenetic perspective, Annals of Botany	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Epomops	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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