First record of Neogale africana (Desmarest, 1818), Amazon Weasel (Carnivora, Mustelidae), in Bolivia

By

Bernal-Hoverud, Nuria
Morales-Moreno, Daniela
Quispe, Eyner Eugenio
Rojas, Jorge
Torrico, Omar
Wallace, Robert B.
Salazar-Bravo, Jorge

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-6-28

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

828--832

Subjects

detectability , small carnivores , Wallacean Shortfall , Yungas

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.3.828

 

Abstract

Neogale africana (Desmarest, 1818), Amazon Weasel, is a poorly known South American carnivore, with records from north-central Brazil to Ecuador and south to central Peru and central Brazil. Based on two videographic records, we report the presence of this species in Bolivia and document a new elevational record. Furthermore, our new record extends the species’ distribution by 900 km from the nearest locality in Peru, and by 1500 km from the nearest Brazilian locality. Current gaps in its distribution are attributable to the low detectability and rarity of this mustelid.