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Table 1 External measurements (expressed in mm) of adult M. b. oxygnathus from both sexes captured in a population from Valais, Switzerland. n sample size, mean mean value, min smallest value, max largest value, SD standard deviation; WGT weight (in grams), FAL forearm length, 3 DGT third digit length, 5 DGT fifth digit length, EAL ear length, TAIL tail length, TIBIA tibia length, and WSPAN wing span. (Data from Arlettaz et al. (1991))

From: Lesser Mouse-Eared Bat Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857)

M. b. oxygnathus

 

Males

Females

n

Mean

Min

Max

SD

n

Mean

Min

Max

SD

WGT

40

21.8

18.0

28.0

0.6

44

21.8

17.5

29.5

3.2

FAL

88

56.1

50.5

60.1

1.8

79

58.0

54.2

62.0

1.5

3 DGT

40

94.0

85.0

101.2

3.4

44

96.9

91.5

103.0

2.7

5 DGT

40

73.4

68.0

79.5

2.4

44

74.7

70.4

81.4

2.3

EAL

78

22.8

21.0

24.0

0.6

68

23.0

20.8

24.3

0.6

TAIL

12

56.3

52

65

4.0

6

56.8

51

60

3.1

TIBIA

12

25.7

24.5

26.5

0.6

6

25.7

24.5

26.8

0.9

WSPAN

12

379.4

365

389

7.8

6

383.3

368

408

13.9