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| Dotta, G.; Queirolo, D.; Senra, A. | |
| Distribution and Conservation Status of Small Felids on the Uruguayan Savanna Ecoregion, Southern Brazil and Uruguay | |
| 2007 Conference Proceeding | |
Information about distribution patterns and conservation status of small felids at the northern Pampas (Uruguay and southern Brazil), are scarce and present several geographical gaps of knowledge. In southern Brazil, recent studies have focused mainly on genetic, molecular analysis and food habits. Otherwise, in Uruguay, none has been done recently except by two new reports of _L. wiedii_. We present distribution maps of small felid species that occur in all Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay, obtained through data collected from museums, bibliography and fieldworks. We added layers of regional ecoregions, to evaluate the influence of contiguous habitats in the composition of felid species; and layers of protected areas to check their conservation efficiency toward the species. Six species are present, four come from the north, _L. pardalis_ and _L. tigrinus_ occurred until the end of forested habitats whereas _L. wiedii_ and _P. yagouaroundi_ extend along gallery forests inside Uruguayan Savanna; otherwise, _L. geoffroyi _and _L. braccatus_ come from the south until the end of open habitats. However, little information is available for some of these species and efforts must be done to supply this lack, principally when less than 0.7% of the ecoregion is inside protected areas. |
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