Observaciones de forrajeo en recursos florales por Phyllotis haggardi (Rodentia: Cricetidae) en un ecosistema de páramo al sur del Ecuador

Abstract

ABSTRACT The Haggard’s Big-eared Mouse (Phyllotis haggardi) is an endemic species from Ecuador. This species lives in the high Andean region where it is recorded with relative ease; however, very little is known about its ecology. This study presents for first time, observations made on its feeding behavior, on three species of herbaceous plants, specifically on flower resources in the herbaceous paramo ecosystem in southern Ecuador. The observed behavior showed that P. haggardi could behave as a pollinator of Xenophyllum humile in paramo environments.