Checklist of mammals from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT. We updated the checklist of mammals from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil based on primary records only. One hundred and sixty-six mammal species were listed as occurring in the state, 47 of them being medium to large, 47 small mammal and 73 bat species. The listed species are distributed in 31 families: Didelphidae (17 spp.), Dasypodidae (7 spp.), Myrmecophagidae (2 spp.), Cebidae (1 sp.), Callithrichidae (2 spp.), Aotidae (1 sp.), Pitheciidae (1 sp.), Atelidae (1 sp.), Leporidae (1 sp.), Felidae (7 spp.), Canidae (4 spp.), Mustelidae (5 spp.), Mephitidae (2 spp.), Procyonidae (2 spp.), Tapiridae (1 sp.), Tayassuidae (2 spp.), Cervidae (4 spp.), Sciuridae (1 sp.), Cricetidae (22 spp.), Erethizontidae (1 sp.), Caviidae (3 spp.), Dasyproctidae (1 sp.), Cuniculidae (1 sp.), Echimyidae (4 spp.), Phyllostomidae (41 spp.), Emballonuridae (2 spp.), Molossidae (16 spp.), Vespertilionidae (9 spp.), Mormoopidae (1 sp.), Noctilionidae (2 spp.), and Natalidade (1 sp.). These numbers represent an increase of fourteen species with primary records for the state in comparison with the previously published checklist. However, it is evident the scarcity of information at several regions of the state, and the need of implementation of regional zoological collections. The state of Mato Grosso do Sul represent only 4.19% of the Brazilian territory, but the number of mammal species reach 24.13% of the known species occurring in the country.

MAMMAL FAUNA IN Eucalyptus PLANTATIONS AND FOREST REMNANTS IN TRÊS LAGOAS, MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE, BRAZIL

“…The recorded 23 species of bats account for nearly one-third of the Chiropteran fauna in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Fischer et al 2015, Tomas et al 2017. Shapiro & Bordignon (2014) recorded smaller richness in fragments of Cerrado near the municipality of Campo Grande (N = 21), as well as Schneider et al (2000) in the Serra da Canastra National Park (N = 12).…”

“…The 14 species of small non-volant mammals recorded correspond to nearly 30% of the species richness recorded for the entire state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Cáceres et al 2008, Tomas et al 2017. This richness is smaller than that of the large Our record of the marsupial T. macrurus is remarkable, as it is classified as "Endangered" in the Brazilian list of threatened species (ICMBio/ MMA 2018) due to the accelerated conversion of its natural habitat into agriculture and timber activities (de la Sancha & Teta 2015).…”

“…With respect to medium and large-sized mammals, we made 2,635 records of 32 species, including 11 species under some category of extinction threat. With 10 species recorded, Carnivora was the most represented order within this group, half of which is endangered (Table 1) on the Barra do Moeda farm corresponds to 41,5% of all the species described for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Cáceres et al 2008, Fischer et al 2015, Tomas et al 2017. This species richness matches those observed at important Protected Areas in the region, such as Pantanal Matogrossense, Emas and Serra da Canastra National Parks, where 56, 85 and 59 species were respectively recorded (Schneider et al 2000, Rodrigues et al 2002, IBAMA 2003.…”

“…At least 166 species of mammals have been recorded in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 73 of which are bats (Chiroptera), 46 are small marsupials (Didelphimorphia) or rodents (Rodentia: Cricetidae and Echimyidae) and 47 are medium or large-sized mammals (Cáceres et al 2008, Fischer et al 2015, Tomas et al 2017. Nonetheless, there are still gaps in the knowledge of the mammalian fauna in this state, especially on it´s Southern, Central, and Eastern regions (Tomas et al 2017).…”

“…At least 166 species of mammals have been recorded in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 73 of which are bats (Chiroptera), 46 are small marsupials (Didelphimorphia) or rodents (Rodentia: Cricetidae and Echimyidae) and 47 are medium or large-sized mammals (Cáceres et al 2008, Fischer et al 2015, Tomas et al 2017. Nonetheless, there are still gaps in the knowledge of the mammalian fauna in this state, especially on it´s Southern, Central, and Eastern regions (Tomas et al 2017). Previous studies focused mainly in the Pantanal wetland and adjacent areas (Tomas et al 2010, Alho et al 2011, Mallmann et al 2011, Porfirio et al 2014, with individual studies carried out in semideciduous Atlantic Forest and Cerrado savannahs, in Southeastern and Northeastern regions, respectively (Bordignon et al 2006, Hannibal 2014).…”