MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Taphozous melanopogon

Accepted taxon: Taphozous melanopogon
Taxon:	Taphozous melanopogon
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Emballonuridae \| Taphozoinae \| Taphozous \| Taphozous
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 Taphozous melanopogon 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 Taphozous melanopogon.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	66.67	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	33.33	Grzimek,B…

^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 Taphozous melanopogon.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
No trait values available.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Taphozous melanopogon.
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 Taphozous melanopogon.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Skull length	Lombok island	mm	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Moyo Island	mm	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	-	Molinari,…
Skull length	Sumbawa	mm	-	-	-	-	-	21	-	-	Molinari,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Taphozous melanopogon.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Taphozous melanopogon	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Taphozous melanopogon	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

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