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Marmol-Kattan, A.; Palomo-Munoz, G.; Pinto-Meneses, J.P.; Rosito-Prado, I.
Remarkable record of two mesocarnivores in the cloud forest of Baja Verapaz, Gautemala
2019 Revista Mexicana de Mastozoologia (9): 56-62
The margay (_Leopardus wiedii_) and jaguarundi (_Herpailurus yagouaroundi_) are medium-sized neotropical felines for which few studies have been conducted in Guatemala. Both species are mainly known from sporadic observations and are rarely geographically referenced. We report the presence of margay and jaguarundi in the Private Natural Reserve Ranchitos del Quetzal, Purulh , Baja Verapaz, Guatemala. We base our records on observations using camera traps placed in a cloud forest between 1,600 and 1,900 masl during 2017 and 2019. We recorded the presence of jaguarundi 31 km SE of the closest registered site, increasing its reported distribution area in Guatemala. Additionally, we report the presence of margay over 1,500 masl in the cloud forest of Baja Verapaz, which increases its distribution by 30 km SE of the closest registered site in Guatemala up to date.
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