Table 2.
Myotis lucifugus Average weight lactating bat: 7.9 g Energy requirement: 41.3 kJ/day per bat | Plecotus auritus Average weight lactating bat: 9.72 g Energy requirement: 45.3 kJ/day per bat | ||
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FIR/bw (arthropods required/average bat weight) FIR calculated according to EFSA 2009, Appendix G |
Arthropods (g) (wet weight) |
FIR/bw (arthropods required/average bat weight) FIR calculated according to EFSA 2009, Appendix G |
Arthropods (g) (wet weight) |
0.848 | 6.702 | 0.756 | 7.352 |
FIR: food intake rate; bw: body weight.