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| Perez-Valadez, N. | |
| Record of the ocelot _(Leopardus pardalis_) in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 2018 Therya (9): 99-101 | |
According to recent literature, Zacatecas is one of the States in Mexico whose mammal species are poorly studied. Matson and Baker (1986) stated that in southwestern Zacatecas mixture of subtropical valleys and adjacent highlands might be attractive to tropical felids such as the margay, jagouaroundi, and ocelot. In Mexico, the ocelot (_Leopardus pardalis_) is listed in the category of species endangered of extinction. In recent years, camera traps have recorded this species in northern-central States, in vegetation types that included pine-oak and oak-pine forests, but no confirmed records were previously available for the State of Zacatecas. In order to inventory the mammal species of Sierra de Nochistlan, Zacatecas, one camera trap was placed in a site where we observed animal tracks, for a period of three months, from May to August 2017. The local vegetation is an oak-pine forest. On 7 May 2017, one ocelot (_Leopardus pardalis_) was recorded in the oak-pine forest. Another mammal species recorded in the same site were the white-tailed deer (_Odocoileus virginianus_), white-nosed coati (_Nasua narica_), gray fox (_Urocyon cinereoargenteus_), and puma (_Puma concolor_). The closest localities where the ocelot has been recorded are Calvillo, Aguascalientes, approximately 60 km to the northeast, and Bola¤os, Jalisco, approximately 108 km to the southwest. This report of the ocelot at the Sierra de Nochistlan fills the gap of the known geographic distribution of the ocelot between Jalisco and Aguascalientes. Hunting and logging are two major threats for the Sierra de Nochistlan; hence the continued efforts to further develop the biodiversity inventories will contribute to the conservation of this site, which likely represents an important biological corridor. |
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