A checklist of the mammals (Mammalia) of Chihuahua, Mexico

Abstract

An updated list of the mammals of Chihuahua state, Mexico was assembled from the literature and from museum specimens. We documented 133 species (15 endemic to Mexico and 11 new for Chihuahua), representing 25 families, 75 genera, and 27.4% of the Mexican terrestrial mammalian fauna. Four species are probably extirpated from the state. Four major ecoregions have been defined for Chihuahua: Arid, Valleys, Sierra, and Quebradas. Species richness was the highest in Valleys, and consisted mostly of species with Nearctic affinities. In contrast, Quebradas were the least species-rich, but included mostly Neotropical species that occur only in this ecoregion of Chihuahua. Despite the fact that Chihuahua harbors considerable biodiversity and unique Mexican biomes, conservation efforts are insufficient. The current rate of anthropogenic modification in the state requires a comprehensive strategy if Chihuahua’s biodiversity is to be preserved.

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Medium-sized and large mammals of the pine-oak forests and grasslands of the Rancho Experimental Teseachi in Chihuahua, Mexico

“…There are only a few recent studies documenting the diversity of mammals in general, and of medium-sized and large mammals in particular, in the state of Chihuahua. All species reported in here had already been recorded for the state (Anderson 1972;López-González and García-Mendoza 2012). We recorded 16 species of medium-sized and large mammals in the two habitats in the Rancho Experimental Teseachi.…”

“…Remarks. Four skunks have been recorded in Chihuahua and in the ranch (López-González and García-Mendoza 2012). This species is easily diagnosed by its pig-like nose.…”

“…Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico with an area of 247,460 km 2 (INEGI 2005), where 133 species of mammals have been identified from four large ecological regions: quebradas, sierra, valleys, and arid lands (Lopéz-González and García-Mendoza 2012). According to López-González and García-Mendoza (2012), 32 species of medium-sized and large mammals have been recorded in Chihuahua, which represents approximately a quarter of the 133 mammals known to occur in the state.…”

Nuevos registros para el mapache, procyon lotor (carnivora: procyonidae) y el tlalcoyote, taxidea taxus (carnivora: mustelidae) en Chihuahua y Durango, México

“…Los mapas de distribución y literatura disponibles indican que T. taxus se distribuye en Baja California, Chihuahua, Durango, Hidalgo, Puebla, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala y Veracruz (Anderson, 1972;Hall, 1981;Fernández et al, 2007;García-Mendoza & López-González, 2013;González-Christen et al, 2006;López-González & García-Mendoza, 2012). Según Hall (1981), T. taxus se distribuye en Chihuahua y Durango, salvo en las zonas serranas de ambos estados.…”