The reappearance of Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

By

Pontes, Jorge Antônio Lourenço
Martins, Rafael Andrada De Araújo
Regio, Luiz Eduardo Mendonça
Soares, Mário Luiz Gomes
Chaves, Filipe De Oliveira
Bergallo, Helena de Godoy.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-9-28

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

17

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1353--1358

Subjects

Atlantic forest , extirpation , metropolitan region , Protected areas , wild cats

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/17.5.1353

 

Abstract

Large mammals, especially felids such as Mountain Lion, Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771), are disappearing from their original habitats, due to the loss of natural areas and hunting, especially in the metropolitan regions. In the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, P. concolor had not been observed for almost a century, despite the city having forest fragments as large as 10,000 ha. Here we present records that confirm the reappearance of this species in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where it has been considered extirpated.