Eugenio Padilla Gómez, José Santiago Velazco, M. Lavariega, Arturo Ramírez Bautista
{"title":"Noteworthy records of jaguar (Panthera onca), tayra (Eira barbara), and paca (Cuniculus paca) from southern Mexico","authors":"Eugenio Padilla Gómez, José Santiago Velazco, M. Lavariega, Arturo Ramírez Bautista","doi":"10.31687/saremnms.19.0.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31687/saremnms.19.0.13","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":117955,"journal":{"name":"Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116559370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Cruz, P. Teta, L. Palacio, A. Paviolo, M. D. Di Bitetti
{"title":"New locality for the rare sigmodontine Abrawayaomys ruschii (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in Argentina, with comments about its regional conservation status","authors":"P. Cruz, P. Teta, L. Palacio, A. Paviolo, M. D. Di Bitetti","doi":"10.31687/saremnms.19.0.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31687/saremnms.19.0.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":117955,"journal":{"name":"Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126987837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social behavior of Euphractus sexcinctus during a reproductive event in a protected forest of northeastern Argentina","authors":"Verónica Romero, M. Kowalewski, N. Gómez, A. Abba","doi":"10.31687/SAREMNMS.19.0.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31687/SAREMNMS.19.0.09","url":null,"abstract":"Fil: Romero, Veronica Lorena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina de Coordinacion Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales \"Bernardino Rivadavia\". Estacion Biologica de Usos Multiples (Sede Corrientes); Argentina","PeriodicalId":117955,"journal":{"name":"Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos","volume":"09 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132275282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Cruz, P. Teta, L. Palacio, A. Paviolo, M. Bitetti
{"title":"Addenda New locality for the rare sigmodontine Abrawayaomys ruschii (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in Argentina, with comments about its regional conservation status","authors":"P. Cruz, P. Teta, L. Palacio, A. Paviolo, M. Bitetti","doi":"10.31687/SAREMNMS.19.0.11.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31687/SAREMNMS.19.0.11.1","url":null,"abstract":"We document a new locality for the rare sylvan sigmodontine Abrawayaomys ruschii from Misiones, Argentina. The individual, recognized by its distinctive spiny hairs, was recovered from a scat of an ocelot, Leopardus pardalis (Mammalia, Felidae). This record contributes to fill the gap between previous localities. RESUMEN Documentamos una nueva localidad para el raro ratón selvático Abrawayaomys ruschii, en la provincia de Misiones, Argentina. El individuo, reconocido por sus pelos espinosos distintivos, fue recuperado del excremento de un ocelote, Leopardus pardalis (Mammalia, Felidae). Este registro contribuye a llenar el vacío entre localidades previas. Abrawayaomys ruschii Cunha and Cruz, 1979 is a spiny, forest dwelling sigmodontine, endemic to the Atlantic Forest (Pardiñas et al. 2009). Its presence in Argentina is only known from five localities from a relatively small geographic area in the Province of Misiones. In the red book of Argentine Mammals (Ojeda et al. 2012), Gil et al. (2012) referred this genus as Endangered [EN B1a,b(i,iii)], based mostly on its restricted and fragmentary distribution. At that time, populations from Argentina were included in a separate, supposedly endemic species, A. chebezi Pardiñas, Teta and D’Elía, 2009, which is now considered a synonym of A. ruschii. In this note we present a new locality for A. ruschii in Misiones, and reevaluate the information presented by Gil et al. (2012) to address its conservation status. Reibido el 6 de diciembre de 2018. Aceptado el 27 de enero de 2019. Editor asociado: Daniel E. Udrizar Sauthier. Versión Versión on-line ISSN 2618-4788 http://doi.org/10.31687/saremNMS.19.0.11 Paula Cruz, Pablo Teta, Lucía Palacio, Agustín Paviolo y Mario Di Bitetti N OTAS S O B R E M A M Í F E RO S S U DA M E R I C A N O S 3 Several of the distinctive hairs (see the diagnosis below) of this rare rodent were recovered from a scat of Leopardus pardalis (Mammalia, Felidae), collected at National Route 101 and arroyo Central (25° 42’ 25.40” S, 54° 21’ 33.51” W; 229 m; Parque Nacional Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina). These and other prey remains from the same scat are housed at the Instituto de Biología Subtropical under the catalog number IBSI Mam F152. A part of the scat was sent to the American Museum of Natural History to identify the predator via molecular analysis, and the rest was dried at 35 °C and disaggregated with dissecting forceps (see Reynolds & Aebischer 1991). Diagnostic remains (i.e., hair, bones, nails, teeth, feathers, and scales) were identified to species level using keys and reference collections (i.e, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”). Abrawayaomys ruschii is the only sigmodontine rodent in northeastern Argentina with hairs modified into spines. Spiny hairs are rigid, flat (dorsoventrally compressed), broadest at its midpoint (~0.22 mm), and with a dorsal longitudinal groove. Spine cuticular scales vary from imbricate and elongate at the base and middle","PeriodicalId":117955,"journal":{"name":"Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos","volume":"426 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116590496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sobre la presencia del tuco-tuco gigante Ctenomys conoveri Osgood, 1946 en Argentina","authors":"J. Baldo, Yanina Arzamendia, Verónica Rojo","doi":"10.31687/SAREMNMS.19.0.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31687/SAREMNMS.19.0.10","url":null,"abstract":"The distribution of Ctenomys conoveri is known from the Boreal Chaco, Western Paraguay and Eastern Bolivia. It’s presence in Argentina was mentioned by some authors, but rejected later on. Recently, a specimen collected in 1950 in Salta Province was reported, which became the f rst record of the species for Argentina, highlighting the need for updated information of the species’ presence in the country. In this work, we conf rm the existence of extant populations of C. conoveri in Argentina, providing information on the species distribution and habitat in Salta Province, within the Central Chaco subregion. Ctenomys conoveri Osgood, 1946, la mayor especie viviente del género, tiene una distribución conocida para el Chaco Boreal de Paraguay, al oeste y noroeste de su localidad tipo (Colonia Fernheim, 16 km al oeste de Filadelf a, Departamento Boquerón, Paraguay, 175 m s.n.m., 22° 15’ S, 60° 10’ O), extendiéndose en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia en el oriente de los departamentos de Santa Cruz, Tarija y Chuquisaca (Anderson et al. 1987; Gardner 1991; Anderson 1993; Gardner et al. 2014). Su presencia en Argentina fue señalada por algunos autores (Massoia 1977; Olrog & Lucero 1981) para el este de las provincias de Formosa y Chaco, sin reportar Recibido el 25 de febrero de 2019. Aceptado el 5 de mayo de 2019. Editor asociado: Agustín Abba. Versión on-line ISSN 2618-4788 i http://doi.org/10.31687/saremNMS.19.0.10","PeriodicalId":117955,"journal":{"name":"Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128377723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nuevos registros para el género Gracilinanus Gardner and Creighton,1989 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) en Argentina, con comentarios sobre su situación taxonómica","authors":"M. Olmos, Sofia D'hiriart, Pablo Teta","doi":"10.31687/SAREMNMS.19.0.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31687/SAREMNMS.19.0.08","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":117955,"journal":{"name":"Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124893070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patterns of mineral lick visitation by Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus (Pilosa, Megalonychidae) in eastern Ecuador","authors":"D. Mosquera, G. Hidalgo, J. Blake","doi":"10.31687/SAREMNMS.19.0.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31687/SAREMNMS.19.0.07","url":null,"abstract":"Geophagy involves the consumption of soil to supplement diets and to facilitate digestive processes. We used camera traps to document the use of a salt lick by Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758) from December 2014 to November 2015 in a lowland Ecuadorian forest. We obtained 201 videos of sloths and analyzed if rain or lunar-phase inf uenced these visits. Visits were positively correlated with monthly rainfall and negatively correlated with lunar illumination, but correlations were not signif cant. We consider three hypotheses for visiting licks: (a) to supplement their diet, (b) to help digestion, and ( ) to obtain water. RESUMEN La geofagia involucra consumo de tierra para complementar la dieta y facilitar procesos digestivos. Utilizamos cámaras para documentar el uso de un saladero por perezosos de dos dedos de Linnaeus Choloepus didactylus (Linnaeus, 1758), desde diciembre 2014 a noviembre 2015, en un bosque de tierras bajas ecuatoriano. Obtuvimos 201 videos y analizamos si la lluvia o la fase lunar inf uyeron en estas visitas. Estas se correlacionaron positivamente con precipitación mensual y negativamente con iluminación lunar, pero las correlaciones no fueron signif cativas. Consideramos tres hipótesis para visitar saladeros: (a) complementar dieta, (b) ayudar a la digestión y (c) obtener agua. Geophagy is the deliberate and regular consumption of soils, clay, and related mineral substances (Abrahams & Parsons 1996; Wilson 2003), as a method for animals to supplement their diets (e.g., mineral supplements) or facilitate digestive processes (e.g., detoxif cation of plant secondary compounds), or both (Kreulen 1985; Gilardi et al. 1999; Krishnamani & Mahaney 2000; Voigt et al. 2008). As such, it is closely related to the health of individuals and populations (Molina et al. 2014). Reasons why a given taxon consumes a given soil at a given time are poorly understood (Brightsmith 2004), and remain speculative (Abrahams 1999). It is commonly agreed that the practice of geophagy may serve a wide variety of purposes for different taxa, and that there is no single explanation for it (Wilson 2003). Reibido el 6 de diciembre de 2018. Aceptado el 27 de enero de 2019. Editor asociado: Agustín Abba. Versión on-line ISSN 2618-4788 http://doi.org/10.31687/saremNMS.19.0.07","PeriodicalId":117955,"journal":{"name":"Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127955419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos H. Salvador, I. R. Ghizoni-Jr, José R.C. Dombroski, J. J. Cherem
{"title":"Registros recentes de Chrysocyon brachyurus (Illiger, 1815) (Carnivora: Canidae) no sul do Brasil","authors":"Carlos H. Salvador, I. R. Ghizoni-Jr, José R.C. Dombroski, J. J. Cherem","doi":"10.31687/saremnms.19.0.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31687/saremnms.19.0.06","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":117955,"journal":{"name":"Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125566207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"USO DE BASURALES POR PARTE DEL PELUDO (Chaetophractus villosus)","authors":"Agustín Abba, J. A. Gallo, Emmanuel Zufiaurre","doi":"10.31687/saremnms.19.0.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31687/saremnms.19.0.02","url":null,"abstract":"We report the first occurrence of the hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) using garbage dumps and composting sites at five localities in the Argentine Patagonia, and discuss the possible influence of this behavior in its recent expansion in the south of the southern cone. El peludo (Chaetophractus villosus) es uno de los armadillos más comunes y abundantes de Argentina (Abba et al. 2014a). Es un animal omnívoro y, en su dieta, incluye gran variedad de ítems, desde escarabajos, hormigas, pequeños vertebrados y carroña (Casanave et al. 2003, Arriagada et al. 2017, Gallo et al. en prensa). En los últimos años se ha detectado una expansión en la distribución de C. villosus, posiblemente facilitada por las actividades humanas (Poljak et al. 2007; Abba et al. 2014b; Gallo et al. 2017). Esta ampliación es muy notoria ya que desde su lugar de origen, situado en la Región Pampeana (Poljak et al. 2010), ha invadido en tiempos históricos toda la Estepa Patagónica (sensu Brown & Pacheco 2006). Desde mediados del siglo XIX naturalistas y viajeros notaron que la mayor parte de la Patagonia estaba habitada sólo por un armadillo, Zaedyus pichiy, y que C. villosus estaba restringido a la zona norte de esta región (Burmeister 1893; Hatcher 1903; Darwin 1833; De la Vaux 2008). Posteriormente, Dennler (1942), Cabrera (1957), Crespo (1974) y Atalah (1975) nuevamente destacan Recibido 05 de junio de 2018. Aceptado 29 de junio de 2018. Editor asociado D. E. Udrizar Sauthier. Versión Versión on-line ISSN 2618-4788 http://doi.org/10.31687/saremNMS.19.0.1 Agustín M. Abba, Jorge A. Gallo y Emmanuel Zufiaurre N OTAS S O B R E M A M Í F E RO S S U DA M E R I C A N O S 3 la ausencia del peludo en la región norte y centro de la Patagonia, pero registran un incipiente proceso de avance/invasión a lo largo del siglo XX. Hace aproximadamente 16 años, Deferrari et al. (2002) confirman la introducción y establecimiento de C. villosus en la Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego y, posteriormente, Poljak et al. (2007) hacen los primeros trabajos sobre ecología de la especie en este territorio. Luego Poljak et al. (2010), mediante técnicas moleculares, confirman un avance hacia el sur de la especie pero no logran ajustar temporalmente este fenómeno. Seguido a esto, Abba et al. (2014b) confirman que, en los últimos 100 años, el peludo expandió su distribución unos 1300 km desde el norte de la Patagonia hasta el norte de la Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. Finalmente, Gallo et al. (2017) registraron el avance del peludo en la Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego a una tasa de expansión lineal de 9,35 Km/año, invadiendo prácticamente toda la Estepa Magallánica. Si bien los autores no encontraron una asociación exclusiva de la especie con asentamientos humanos, es muy común ver peludos en cascos de estancias o zonas periurbanas (Gallo et al. 2017). Los basurales son una potencial fuente de recursos alimenticios para muchas especies de vertebrados (Plaza & Lambertucci 2017) y en particular para","PeriodicalId":117955,"journal":{"name":"Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos","volume":"156 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133409662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Primer registro de la ardilla de vientre rojo Callosciurus erythraeus (Rodentia, Sciuridae) en la provincia de Mendoza, Argentina","authors":"Juan P. Coniglione, S. Zalba","doi":"10.31687/saremnms.19.0.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31687/saremnms.19.0.04","url":null,"abstract":"The asiatic red-bellied squirrel is an exotic invasive species present in different provinces of the Argentine Republic. After being notif ed about the presence of squirrels in the area of San José de Tupungato, Mendoza Province, we interviewed local residents and conducted f eld observations to conf rm this information. Three individuals were observed in a rural area at 1240 masl (33° 17’ 48“ S 69° 08’ 54” W) which were photographed. The presence of the species in the Cuyo region represents a serious threat to production with potential impacts on biological diversity. La ardilla de vientre rojo Callosciurus erythraeus Pallas 1779, es una especie originaria del sudeste asiático que habita bosques primarios hasta los 1800 msnm (Moore & Tate, 1965). Ha sido introducida con éxito en Japón, Francia, Bélgica y Holanda (Lurz et al. 2013). En Argentina, fue introducida en el año 1970 y liberada en el año 1973 en una estancia en la localidad de Luján, provincia de Buenos Aires, dando origen a la primera población silvestre del país. Siendo en un comienzo mal determinada, ya que se confundió con la ardilla roja Sciurus vulgaris (Recarey 1990), su correcta determinación como Callosciurus erythraeus fue realizada por Aprile & Chicco (1999). Los ejemplares liberados en Argentina provenían de Bélgica (Aprile & Chicco 1999). Recibido 29 de junio de 2018. Aceptado 18 de octubre de 2018. Editor asociado: M. Merino. Versión on-line ISSN 2618-4788 http://doi.org/10.31687/saremNMS.19.0.04 Juan P. Coniglione y Sergio M. Zalba N OTAS S O B R E M A M Í F E RO S S U DA M E R I C A N O S 3 La especie se estableció y expandió sin dificultad en la zona (Guichón et al. 2005) y ha sido trasladada con fines ornamentales a otras zonas de la provincia de Buenos Aires, como así también a las provincias de Santa Fe y Córdoba (Benitez et al. 2013, Guichón et al. 2015). Hasta el presente, la presencia de esta especie por fuera de las tres provincias mencionadas no estaba documentada, si bien había referencias acerca de su posible presencia en Mendoza capital (Guichón com. pers.). Tras recibir información acerca de la posible presencia de ardillas en la zona de San José del Departamento de Tupungato, provincia de Mendoza, se visitó el área para consultar a los pobladores e intentar verificar in situ la presencia de la especie y, posteriormente, su identidad taxonómica. La zona se encuentra a 1240 msnm, en inmediaciones del río Anchayuyo, y es un área rural con predominio de cultivos de vid y frutales. La vegetación arbórea es exótica y esta compuesta por casuarinas, pinos, álamos, robles, nogales, sauces, ligustros, olmos y moreras. Durante marzo de 2018 se realizaron entrevistas personalizadas, no estructuradas y focales (Sierra Bravo 1997) a 25 pobladores locales y vendedores de productos regionales que suelen frecuentar la zona, consultándoles sobre la presencia de la ardilla, si la habían visto y en qué sitio/s. Los datos recibidos permitieron concentrar la búsqueda activa de a","PeriodicalId":117955,"journal":{"name":"Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124005638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}