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The mammals of the temperate forests of Volcán Sumaco, Ecuador

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The mammals of the temperate forests of Volcán Sumaco, Ecuador

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Series: Occasional papers / Museum of Texas Tech University, no. 276

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Lee, Thomas Emmett Jr. 1959-

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Lubbock, TX, Museum of Texas Tech University, [2008]

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"19 September 2008."

A mammal survey was conducted at 2500 m on the eastern slope of Volcaþn Sumaco, Napo Province, Ecuador. Volcaþn Sumaco is located east of the eastern slope of the Andes. The mountain is isolated from the eastern cordillera of the Andes by the Riþo Cosanga and Riþo Quijos River Valleys. The ecosystem of the survey area is Temperate Mountain Forest (Sierra 1999). Sherman traps, pitfall traps, and mist nets were used to collect the specimens. Seventeen species of mammals were found from the survey area; of these, thirteen were collected and four more were observed. Among the specimens collected were four species (Cryptotis equatoris, Eptesicus chiriquinus, Thomasomys fumeus, and Neusticomys monticolus) that represent significant range records for their species. Moreover, two species (Anoura fistulata and E. chiriquinus) represent new elevation records for their species in eastern Ecuador. Shannon diversity analyses were performed for the overall bat diversity and compared to other mountain forest locations in Ecuador.