Accepted taxon: Phyllostomus hastatus
| Taxon: | Phyllostomus hastatus |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | CHIROPTERA | Phyllostomidae | Phyllostominae | Phyllostomus |
| 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 Phyllostomus hastatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 27, CP (Crude Protein) 48, 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]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insecta | WHOLE | 40.00 | Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata | WHOLE | 16.33 | Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida | FRUIT | 10.04 | Damuth, J… |
| Coleoptera | WHOLE | 7.28 | Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida | NECTAR/JUICE | 5.95 | Damuth, J… |
| Reptilia | WHOLE | 5.83 | Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida | POLLEN | 4.90 | Damuth, J… |
| Mammalia | WHOLE | 4.66 | Grzimek,B… |
| Ochroma | POLLEN | 2.33 | Grzimek,B… |
| Cecropia | FRUIT | 1.51 | Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda | WHOLE | 0.31 | Pellón, J… |
| Orthoptera | WHOLE | 0.22 | Pellón, J… |
| Ficus | FRUIT | 0.19 | Pellón, J… |
| Hymenoptera | WHOLE | 0.15 | Pellón, J… |
| Hemiptera | WHOLE | 0.12 | Pellón, J… |
| Piper | FRUIT | 0.09 | Pellón, J… |
| Solanaceae | FRUIT | 0.06 | Pellón, J… |
| Diptera | WHOLE | 0.03 | Pellón, 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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Animalivore | Animalivore, Frugivore | – 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, Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,, Grossnickle, D., Sadier, A., Patterson, E., Cortés-Viruet, N., Jiménez-Rivera, S., Sears, K., Santana, S. 2024. The hierarchical radiation of phyllostomid bats as revealed by adaptive molar morphology. Current Biology. 34(6), pp.1284-1294.e3. Available at: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.027., 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, Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693, Sharlene E. Santana, Suzanne Strait, Elizabeth R. Dumont, 2011, 'The better to eat you with: functional correlates of tooth structure in bats', Functional Ecology, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 839-847 |
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Insectivore | Frugivore-omnivore, Insectivore, Insectivore-Omnivore | – 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, Freeman,P. W., 1998, Form, function, and evolution in skulls and teeth of bats,, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition, Robert M. R. Barclay, R. Mark Brigham, 1991, 'Prey Detection, Dietary Niche Breadth, and Body Size in Bats: Why are Aerial Insectivorous Bats so Small?', The American Naturalist, vol. 137, no. 5, p. 693, Sharlene E. Santana, Suzanne Strait, Elizabeth R. Dumont, 2011, 'The better to eat you with: functional correlates of tooth structure in bats', Functional Ecology, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 839-847 |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 | Volant | Volant | – Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | Amazonian Peru | g | - | - | - | - | - | 84.5 | - | - | Molinari,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | Central America | g | - | - | - | - | - | 107 | - | - | Robert M.… |
| Body Mass (BM) | French Guiana | g | - | - | - | - | - | 82.85 | - | - | Molinari,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | Brazil | g | - | - | - | - | 78 | 95 | 112 | - | Paglia,A.… |
| Forearm Length (FA) | Amazonian Peru | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 85.3 | - | - | Molinari,… |
| Forearm Length (FA) | French Guiana | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 84.1 | - | - | Molinari,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skull length | Amazonian Peru | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | - | - | Molinari,… |
| Skull length | French Guiana | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | - | - | Molinari,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) | nan | kJ/h | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | McNab, B.… |
| BMR,mlO2/h | nan | mlO2/h | 26 | 26 | - | - | - | 71 | - | - | Genoud, M… |
| Basicranium width (mm) | nan | mm | 4 | 4 | - | - | 20 | 21 | 22 | 1 | Grossnick… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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