Accepted taxon: Macroglossus
Accepted taxon: Macroglossus
| Taxon: |
Macroglossus |
| 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 Macroglossus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 71, CP (Crude Protein) 16, 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 Macroglossus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Eugenia |
POLLEN |
33.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Eugenia |
NECTAR/JUICE |
26.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Agave |
POLLEN |
20.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Agave |
NECTAR/JUICE |
13.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
NECTAR/JUICE |
6.67 |
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 Macroglossus.
| 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 Macroglossus.
| 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 Macroglossus.
| 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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Macroglossus:
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