MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Diaemus youngi

Accepted taxon: Diaemus youngi
Taxon:	Diaemus youngi
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CHIROPTERA \| Phyllostomidae \| Desmodontinae \| Diaemus
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 Diaemus youngi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 1, CP (Crude Protein) 86, EE (Ether Extract) 7. 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 Diaemus youngi.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Aves	BLOOD	66.67	Damuth, J…
Mammalia	WHOLE	16.67	Damuth, J…
Capra hircus	BLOOD	16.67	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 Diaemus youngi.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Volant	Volant	– Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Sanguivore	Sanguivore	– Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology, Elisabeth K. V. Kalko, Charles O. Handley, 2001, 'Neotropical bats in the canopy: diversity, community structure, and implications for conservation', Forestry Sciences, pp. 319-333, Gaudioso, P., Pérez, M., Gamboa Alurralde, S., Toledo, N., Díaz, M. 2023. Exploration of the morphology and functional implications of the forelimb in bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Neotropical region. Zoomorphology. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1007/s00435-022-00588-y., López‐Aguirre, C., Ratcliffe, J., Silcox, M. 2023. Interplay of diet and sympatry in the morphological evolution of noctilionoid bats. Journal of Biogeography. 50(12), pp.2084-2094. Available at: 10.1111/jbi.14724., Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology, Elisabeth K. V. Kalko, Charles O. Handley, 2001, 'Neotropical bats in the canopy: diversity, community structure, and implications for conservation', Forestry Sciences, pp. 319-333, Gaudioso, P., Pérez, M., Gamboa Alurralde, S., Toledo, N., Díaz, M. 2023. Exploration of the morphology and functional implications of the forelimb in bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Neotropical region. Zoomorphology. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1007/s00435-022-00588-y., López‐Aguirre, C., Ratcliffe, J., Silcox, M. 2023. Interplay of diet and sympatry in the morphological evolution of noctilionoid bats. Journal of Biogeography. 50(12), pp.2084-2094. Available at: 10.1111/jbi.14724., Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	– Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Diaemus youngi.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	32	40	48	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Diaemus youngi.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
BMR (kJ/h)	nan	kJ/h	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	McNab, B.…
BMR,mlO2/h	nan	mlO2/h	2	2	-	-	-	34	-	-	Genoud, M…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Diaemus youngi.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Diaemus youngii	Cakenberghe,V. V., 2002, Evolutionary relationships between cranial shape and diet in bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera), Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Diaemus youngi	Kalko,E. K. V., 2001, Neotropical bats in the canopy: diversity, community structure, and implications for conservation, Plant Ecology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diaemus youngi	Cruz-Neto,A. P., 2001, Diet, phylogeny, and basal metabolic rate in phyllostomid bats, Zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diaemus yougii	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Diaemus youngi	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diaemus youngi	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
Diaemus youngi	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diaemus youngii	Gaudioso, P.J., Pérez, M.J., Gamboa Alurralde, S., Toledo, N. and Díaz, M.M., 2023. Exploration of the morphology and functional implications of the forelimb in bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from the Neotropical region. Zoomorphology, pp.1-17.	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Diaemus youngi	López‐Aguirre, C., Ratcliffe, J.M. and Silcox, M.T., 2023. Interplay of diet and sympatry in the morphological evolution of noctilionoid bats. Journal of Biogeography.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diaemus youngi	McNab, B.K., 2008. An analysis of the factors that influence the level and scaling of mammalian BMR. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 151(1), pp.5-28.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Diaemus youngi	Genoud, M., Isler, K. and Martin, R.D., 2018. Comparative analyses of basal rate of metabolism in mammals: data selection does matter. Biological Reviews, 93(1), pp.404-438.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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