MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rhinolophus euryale

Accepted taxon: Rhinolophus euryale
Taxon:	Rhinolophus euryale
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Rhinolophidae \| Rhinolophus
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 Rhinolophus euryale diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 20, CP (Crude Protein) 47, EE (Ether Extract) 17. 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 Rhinolophus euryale.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	52.26	Andreas, …
Diptera	WHOLE	16.59	Andreas, …
Neuroptera	WHOLE	11.09	Andreas, …
Insecta	WHOLE	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	5.55	Andreas, …
Nematocera	WHOLE	1.73	Andreas, …
Hymenoptera	WHOLE	0.89	Andreas, …
Brachycera	WHOLE	0.68	Andreas, …
Blattodea	WHOLE	0.50	Andreas, …
Dermaptera	WHOLE	0.27	Andreas, …
Auchenorrhyncha	WHOLE	0.21	Andreas, …
Heteroptera	WHOLE	0.09	Andreas, …
Sternorrhyncha	WHOLE	0.09	Andreas, …
Araneae	WHOLE	0.05	Andreas, …

^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 Rhinolophus euryale.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Rhinolophus euryale.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	France	g	9	9	-	-	-	10.78	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	Slovakia	g	229	229	-	-	-	12.441	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	Spain	g	278	278	-	-	-	10.42	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	11.5	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	Portugal	g	34	34	-	-	-	12.28382353	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Body Mass (BM)	Italy	g	76	76	-	-	-	10.63	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	SE Europe	mm	-	-	-	-	-	48.54	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Bulgaria	mm	177	177	-	-	-	48	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Slovakia	mm	244	244	-	-	-	48.7926	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Levant	mm	-	-	-	-	-	45.68	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	Portugal	mm	34	34	-	-	-	46.86529412	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Spain	mm	407	407	-	-	-	47.44	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	SW Europe	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.52	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	48	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Italy	mm	97	97	-	-	-	47.64	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Forearm Length (FA)	Maghreb	mm	-	-	-	-	-	47.03	-	-	Molinari,…
Forearm Length (FA)	France	mm	137	137	-	-	-	46.98	-	1	Jérémy, F…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Rhinolophus euryale.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Levant	mm	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Maghreb	mm	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	SE Europe	mm	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	SW Europe	mm	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	Molinari,…
AspectRatioIndex	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth	Greece	kHz	38	38	-	-	-	4	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Bandwidth	Europe	kHz	15	15	-	-	-	14	-	4	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	France, Spain, Turkey	ms	3056	3056	-	-	-	12	-	13	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Italy	ms	45	45	-	-	-	41	-	18	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Greece	ms	38	38	-	-	-	54	-	20	Jérémy, F…
Call Duration	Europe	ms	15	15	-	-	-	35	-	18	Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency	Italy	kHz	45	45	-	-	-	89	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call End Frequency	Greece	kHz	38	38	-	-	-	89	-	3	Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency	France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	3056	3056	-	-	-	104	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call Max Frequency	Europe	kHz	15	15	-	-	-	102	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Mid Frequency	France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	3056	3056	-	-	-	103	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Mid Frequency	Italy	kHz	45	45	-	-	-	102	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency	France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	3056	3056	-	-	-	96	-	6	Jérémy, F…
Call Min Frequency	Europe	kHz	15	15	-	-	-	88	-	4	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	France, Spain, Turkey	kHz	3056	3056	-	-	-	100	-	4	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Europe	kHz	151	151	-	-	-	103	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Italy	kHz	45	45	-	-	-	102	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Greece	kHz	38	38	-	-	-	105	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Call Peak Frequency	Europe	kHz	15	15	-	-	-	102	-	2	Jérémy, F…
Call Slope	France, Spain, Turkey	kHz/ms	3056	3056	-	-	-	-1	-	12	Jérémy, F…
Call Slope	Europe	kHz/ms	15	15	-	-	-	0	-	0	Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency	Italy	kHz	45	45	-	-	-	94	-	4	Jérémy, F…
Call Start Frequency	Greece	kHz	38	38	-	-	-	92	-	5	Jérémy, F…
CM3	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Fifth Digit Length	France	mm	6	6	-	-	-	61	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Fifth Digit Length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	58	-	-	Jérémy, F…
GestationTime	nan	day	-	-	-	-	-	90	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	France, Spain, Turkey	ms	3056	3056	-	-	-	34	-	10	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	Italy	ms	45	45	-	-	-	75	-	28	Jérémy, F…
Interpulse Interval	Greece	ms	35	35	-	-	-	85	-	30	Jérémy, F…
LCBLCCRatio	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	17	-	-	Jérémy, F…
MaxLongevity	Spain	year	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	-	Jérémy, F…
SexualMaturityFemale	nan	day	-	-	-	-	-	821	-	-	Jérémy, F…
SexualMaturityMale	nan	day	-	-	-	-	-	821	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Third Digit Length	France	mm	6	6	-	-	-	75	-	1	Jérémy, F…
Third Digit Length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	70	-	-	Jérémy, F…
Weaning	nan	day	-	-	-	-	-	30	-	-	Jérémy, F…
WingLoadingIndex	nan	g/dm2	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	Jérémy, F…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Rhinolophus euryale.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Rhinolophus euryale	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Rhinolophus euryale	Andreas, M., Naďo, L., Bendová, B., Uhrin, M., Maxinová, E., Lučan, R. and Benda, P., 2023. Trophic niche and diet composition of the northernmost population of the Mediterranean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale) with conservation implications. Mammal Research, pp.1-14.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Rhinolophus euryale	Molinari, J., A global assessment of the 'island rule' in bats based on functionally distinct measures of body size. Journal of Biogeography.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Rhinolophus euryale	Jérémy, F., Nia, T., Luc, B., Ana, B.L., Christian, K., Isabelle, L.V., Michela, P., Luca, S., Clare, S., Danilo, R. and Jasja, D., 2023. A species-level trait dataset of bats in Europe and beyond. Scientific Data, 10(253).	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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