Checklist of medium-sized to large mammals of Campos Gerais National Park, Paraná, Brazil

By

Pereira, Alan Deivid
Bazilio, Sérgio
Orsi, Mario Luis

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-9-28

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

785--799

Subjects

Atlantic rainforest , Conservation , Inventories , Mixed Ombrophilous Forest , species richness , tropical forest

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.5.785

 

Abstract

Campos Gerais National Park lies within the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, a biodiversity hotspot and a priority for conservation. Current analysis, featuring a list of large and medium-sized mammal species in the park, was conducted between July 2013 and July 2014 and between May 2016 and April 2017. With a 780-hour sampling effort in active research and 157,516 hours in camera traps, 31 species of 17 families and 8 orders were recorded. Furthermore, 42% of recorded mammals in the park proved to be endangered species at state, national, or international levels. Two exotic and 1 domestic species were reported in the park. Results contribute towards an in-depth knowledge of the fauna in south Brazil and may help in further research work and management, complying with conservation proposals in the biodiversity of the Campos Gerais region in the state of Paraná, Brazil.