First records and range extension of Bristle-spined Porcupine, Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818) (Rodentia, Erethizontidae), in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

By

Ubaid, Flávio Kulaif
Valtuille, Tarcilla
Sansão, Helbert
Lima, João Marques
Chiarello, Adriano Garcia
Lima, Fernando
Ferraz, Daniel Da Silva
Melo, Fabiano Rodrigues de

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-1-4

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

11--15

Subjects

Atlantic forest , Biogeography , Bristle-spined Rat , Distribution , Endangered , endemic , mammalia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.1.11

 

Abstract

We report from three localities four new records of the threatened Brazilian Atlantic Forest endemic Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818). These are the first records of this porcupine species from the state of Minas Gerais, and these new data extend the distribution of this species by approximately 220 km to the southwest. As C. subspinosus was observed in areas of transitional vegetation, this species may be found in a much broader spectrum of habitat types than previously thought. We recommend further surveys focusing on documenting this species.