Accepted taxon: Micronycteris microtis
Accepted taxon: Micronycteris microtis
| Taxon: |
Micronycteris microtis |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CHIROPTERA | Phyllostomidae | Phyllostominae | Micronycteris |
| 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 microtis 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.
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Table 1. List of Diet Items for Micronycteris microtis.
| 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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Micronycteris microtis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Amazonian Peru |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7.15 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
French Guiana |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.65 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
Amazonian Peru |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
35.1 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) |
French Guiana |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
34.05 |
- |
- |
Molinari,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Micronycteris microtis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Micronycteris microtis |
Passos,F. C., 2003, Frugivoria em morcegos (Mammalia, Chiroptera) no Parque Estadual Intervales, sudeste do Brasil, Revista Brasileira de Zoologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Micronycteris microtis |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Micronycteris microtis |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Micronycteris microtis |
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. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Micronycteris microtis |
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 |
| Micronycteris microtis |
Ospina-Garcés, S.M., Zamora-Gutierrez, V., Lara-Delgado, J.M., Morelos-Martínez, M., Ávila-Flores, R., Kurali, A., Ortega, J., Selem-Salas, C.I. and MacSwiney G, M.C., 2023. The relationship between wing morphology and foraging guilds: exploring the evolution of wing ecomorphs in bats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.blad157. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Micronycteris microtis |
Grossnickle, D.M., Sadier, A., Patterson, E., Cortés-Viruet, N.N., Jiménez-Rivera, S.M., Sears, K.E. and Santana, S.E., 2024. The hierarchical radiation of phyllostomid bats as revealed by adaptive molar morphology. Current Biology. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Micronycteris microtis
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