MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Glossophaga

Accepted taxon: Glossophaga
Taxon:	Glossophaga
Rank:	Genus
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Phyllostomidae \| Glossophaginae \| Glossophagini
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 Glossophaga diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 53, CP (Crude Protein) 26, EE (Ether Extract) 9. 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 Glossophaga.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	33.33	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	26.67	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	POLLEN	20.00	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	NECTAR/JUICE	13.33	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	FLOWER	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 Glossophaga.
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 Glossophaga.
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 Glossophaga.
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 Glossophaga.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Glossophaga	Fleming,Theodore H., 2009, The evolution of bat pollination: a phylogenetic perspective, Annals of Botany	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Glossophaga	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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