Table 1 Bat traits and trait categories used to estimate the functional diversity of bat assemblages from the Western and Central mountain ranges of Colombian Andes.

Foraging

Feeding strategy^39,40,41

Foliage gleaner

Variation of foraging

Aerial insectivore

Nomadic frugivore

Sedentary frugivore

Sanguivore

Piscivore

Nectarivore

Carnivore o animalivore

Wing shape (the ratio of the length of the third digit metacarpal to the length of the fifth digit metacarpal)⁴²

Affects flight patterns and thus prey selection

Relative length of the pinna (ratio of the ear length to the length of de forearm)⁴²

Affects echolocation characteristics and thus the detection and capture of prey

Skull

Total skull length^43,44,45

Associated dietary differences and protection of the brain and sensory organs

Length of maxillary toothrow^43,44,45

Middle skull width^43,44,45

M2 area^43,44,45

Breadth across upper molar^43,44,45

Breadth of braincase^43,44,45

Jaw

Condylo-canine length^43,44,45

Associated dietary and feeding strategy differences

Total length^43,44,45

Coronoid process height^43,44,45

Body size

Length of forearm^43,46

Significance in the ecological differentiation in the community and reflect physiological constraints

Total length^43,46

Mass^43,46