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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Micronycteris

Accepted taxon: Micronycteris


Accepted taxon: Micronycteris
Taxon: Micronycteris
Rank: Genus
Higher Classification: CHIROPTERA | Phyllostomidae | Phyllostominae
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 Micronycteris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 35, CP (Crude Protein) 37, EE (Ether Extract) 13. 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 Micronycteris.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 66.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 33.33 Damuth, J…

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 Micronycteris.
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 Micronycteris.
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 Micronycteris.
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 Micronycteris.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Micronycteris Fleming,Theodore H., 2009, The evolution of bat pollination: a phylogenetic perspective, Annals of Botany 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Micronycteris sp. Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Micronycteris Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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