IUCN / SSC Cat Specialist Group - Digital Cat Library |
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
| Brito, J.; Ojala-Barbour, R. | |
| Flightless mammals of Sangay National Park, Ecuador | |
| 2016 Pap‚is Avulsos de Zoologia (56): 45-61 | |
In this study we present the results of inventory efforts of flightless mammals in Sangay National Park (SNP), one of the least studied regions of Ecuador. We conducted inventories at 9 locations between December 2010 and June 2015 along a gradient of elevations between 1.300 and 3.650 m. To document the presence of flightless mammals we used capture techniques (Sherman, Tomahawk, and pitfall traps) and direct and indirect detection techniques (track and sign surveys, interviews). The trap effort consisted of 5.730 trap/nights. We detected 86 species in the study area of which rodents were the most diverse group with 36 species (41.8%). The small mammals _Chilomys instans_, _Neusticomys vossi_, _Ichthyomys cf_. _stolzmanni_, _Thomasomys fumeus_, _Dactilomys dactylinus_ and_ Echimys saturnus_, the marsupial _Marmosa rubra_ were detected in the SNP for the first time. The shrew-opossum _Caenolestes sangay_, shrew _Cryptotis montivaga_ and rodents _Phyllotis haggardi_, _Thomasomys fumeus_,_ T. hutsoni_, _T. cf silvestris_, _Rhipidomys _sp. nov., and _Cavia patzelti_ are endemic species that speak to the biogeographic importance of SNP. Our results with additions from other published studies indicate the presence of 103 species of flightless mammal, positioning it as the most diverse natural area in the Andes of Ecuador, and as the second most diverse of the tropical Andes |
|
 |
PDF files are only accessible to Friends of the Cat Group. Joining Friends of the Cat Group gives you unlimited access and downloads in the Cat SG Library for one year, and allows you to receive our newsletter Cat News (2 regular issues per year plus special issues). More information how to join here |
(c) IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group ( IUCN - The World Conservation Union) |