New occurrences of Hoary Fox, Lycalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842), and Pantanal Cat, Leopardus braccatus (Cope, 1889) (Mammalia, Carnivora), in a Cerrado-Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone in northeastern Brazil

By

Abra, Fernanda D.
Garbino, Guilherme Siniciato Terra
Prist, Paula R.
Nascimento, Fabio O.
Lemos, Frederico Gemesio

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-12-11

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1673--1677

Subjects

Bahia state , Canidae , Felidae , range extension , Road ecology , Roadkill

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.6.1673

 

Abstract

We present new records of Hoary Fox, Lycalopex vetulus (Lund, 1842), and Pantanal Cat, Leopardus braccatus Cope, 1889, from a Cerrado-Caatinga-Atlantic Forest ecotone, Brazil. Records are based on three roadkilled specimens (two Hoary Foxes and one Pantanal Cat) from Vitória da Conquista, southern Bahia. Although highly anthropized, the region still holds a mosaic of Cerrado savannas and Caatinga seasonally dry forests. Our records expand the distribution of both species eastwards to southern Bahia and suggest that Leopardus braccatus may occur marginally in the Caatinga.