Mammals from the Base de Selva da Polícia Militar, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil

By

Pommer-Barbosa, Raul Afonso
Prestes, André Luiz Da Cruz
Nascimento, Welington Da Silva Paula Do
Reis, Jéssica Fernanda Teodoro
Silva, Geovanna Santos Da
Souza, Claudia Christian Bezerra De
Terassini, Flávio Aparecido
Pedersoli, Mizael Andrade
Oliveira, Marcela Alvares

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023-10-3

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

19

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

675--690

Subjects

camera trap , Madeira River , Private Protected Areas , species richness

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/19.5.675

 

Abstract

The state of Rondônia harbors 185 of the 399 species of mammals recorded from the Amazon biome, which corresponds to 46.4% of the total number of species. The state is also an important center of diversity and endemism, especially due to the presence of major biogeographical barriers such as the rio Madeira. We employed trap cameras and track surveys to assess the mammal community in the Base de Selva da Polícia Militar in Rondônia state, Brazil. During one year of survey, we recorded 40 species of medium-sized and large mammals, and, in our study, we recorded the highest mammal richness for a locality in Rondônia, which highlights the importance of private protected areas for mammal conservation in the state. Camera-trap records also showed the occurrence of threatened species. Finally, we provide recommendations for additional studies in this region that is threatened by deforestation and expansion of agriculture.