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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Melonycteris

Accepted taxon: Melonycteris


Accepted taxon: Melonycteris
Taxon: Melonycteris
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 Melonycteris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 80, CP (Crude Protein) 12, 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 Melonycteris.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida NECTAR/JUICE 66.67 Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida POLLEN 33.33 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 Melonycteris.
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 Melonycteris.
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 Melonycteris.
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 Melonycteris.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Melonycteris Fleming,Theodore H., 2009, The evolution of bat pollination: a phylogenetic perspective, Annals of Botany 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Melonycteris Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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