Non-volant mammals from Baturité Ridge, Ceará state, Northeast Brazil

By

Fernandes-Ferreira, Hugo
Gurgel-Filho, Newton Mota
Feijó, Anderson
Mendonça, Sanjay Veiga
Alves, Rômulo Romeu Da Nóbrega
Langguth Bonino, Alfredo Ricardo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-4-17

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

1630--7

Subjects

Atlantic forest , brejos de altitude , Caatinga , mammalian survey

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.3.1630

 

Abstract

Baturité Ridge is an important Atlantic Forest remnant inserted in the Caatinga Morphoclimatic Domain located in the Ceará state, Northeast Brazil. Al­­though this area presents high rates of endemism and has been investigated by many researchers in the past, there was never an investigation regarding local mammals. In this context, this study aims to survey the non-volant mammals of this region to serve as a basis for future ecological and conservation studies. The work was conducted between 2009 and 2014, based on analyses of voucher specimens from zoological collections, capture of specimens in fieldwork, visual and photographic records, and interviews with selected local residents. Altogether, 32 species were documented and seven are present on lists of endangered animals. In addition, interviews indicated that three non-recorded species probably occur in the area and another two were pointed out by local people as locally extinct. Discussions about identification and conservation aspects were presented.