Diversity of medium-sized and large mammals from Atlantic Forest remnants in southern Minas Gerais state, Brazil

By

Machado, Felipe Santana
Almeida, Álvaro Fernando De
Barros, Dalmo Arantes De
Pereira, José Aldo Alves
Silva, Rossi Allan
Pereira, Alexandre Augusto Spadoni

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-9-16

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1962--7

Subjects

Fauna , fragmented area , Poços de Caldas Plateau , richness

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.5.1962

 

Abstract

Studies on mammal diversity provide the essential groundwork for the development of conservation methods and practices. The region of the Poços de Caldas Plateau is lacks such studies, which may be a problem for future conservation actions. Here, we analyze the richness of medium-sized and large mammals from Atlantic Forest remnants on the Poços de Caldas Plateau, Minas Gerais state. Diurnal censuses of direct observations and mammal signs were conducted, and we documented 20 species of mammals belonging to eight orders. Three species of primates, one carnivore, one cingulate, one lagomorpha, three rodents, one artiodactyla, and two marsupials were found. The largest forest remnant that presented the greatest richness is currently a conservation unit. Forest remnants are important for the consolidation of management strategies and have fundamental role for the conservation of mammal diversity in the south of Minas Gerais state.