New Pampas cat Leopardus colocolo (Molina, 1782) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) records for the Chaco ecoregion raise questions on the distribution and population status of this felid in Argentina

By

Nanni, Ana Sofía
Castro, Lucila
Cuyckens, Griet En Erica
Barri, Fernando R
Giordano, Anthony J.
Lucherini, Mauro

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-6-16

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

729--735

Subjects

Conservation , dry Chaco , Dry Chaco , gato del pajonal , land-cover change , medium-large mammals , Silvopastoral systems

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.3.729

 

Abstract

The Pampas cat is a poorly-known small felid distributed throughout a large portion of South America, reported as extinct in the Pampas of Argentina, and absent from a large portion of the Argentine Dry Chaco. Here, we compile data from the field and collections to report new presence records of the Pampas cat from the Dry Chaco of Argentina, which update to the distribution of this felid in the region.  We discuss the need of further assessments for the species distribution in the light of ongoing land-use changes in the area.