Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon

Borges, Luiz Henrique Medeiros; Calouro, Armando Muniz; Botelho, André Luís; Silveira, Marcos

doi:10.1590/1678-476620141042168174

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“…Indirect evidence is very useful when surveying animals such as carnivores that are naturally rare, elusive, found at low densities and difficult to capture repeatedly. So the presence of medium and large mammals were also been precisely indicated using indirect evidences, using sounds, spines, burrows and faecal droppings (Campos et al, 2013;Borges et al, 2014;Dereje et al, 2015). The collected data were tabulated and analyzed with appropriate statistical methods.…”

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Species composition and relative abundance of medium and large mammals in Mengaza communal forest, East Gojjam, Ethiopia

Atnafu¹,

Yihune²

2018

J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.

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Studies on the species composition, relative abundance and distribution of medium and large mammals were carried out from August 2015 to July 2016 in Mengaza communal forest. Data were collected using line transect technique. A total of twelve species of medium and large mammals were identified and recorded in the study area. Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis), porcupine (Hystrix cristata), honey badger (Mellivera capensis), vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops), Abyssinian hare (Lepus habessinicus), black backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus), olive baboon (Papio anubis), were among the medium mammals but Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), aardvark (Oryctropus afer), bohor reed buck (Redunca redunca) and common duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) were among the large mammals identified in the study area. Olive baboon (32.7%) was the most abundant species during dry and wet seasons. Mammalian species composition between the two habitats (natural forest and plantation) was not significant ( χ2 = 0.47, df =1, P > 0.05). However, there was seasonal variation in the abundance of individuals of medium and large mammals ( χ2 = 3.89, df = 1, P < 0.05). The area is facing severe degradation due to human population pressure. Therefore, there should be proper conservation of the forest to sustain the wildlife species living there.

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“…Mammals are diversified both structurally as well as functionally (Yonas and Fikresilasie, 2015). Class Mammalia is composed of 5,487 species and more than 1150 species of mammals are found in Africa (Borges et al, 2014). East Africa is rich in mammalian fauna are the (Zerihun et al, 2012a).…”

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Species composition and relative abundance of medium and large mammals in Mengaza communal forest, East Gojjam, Ethiopia

Atnafu¹,

Yihune²

2018

J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.

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“…Studies on the capybaras gastrointestinal tract physiology show that the pH of the cecal region of these animals remains close to neutrality (6.5 to 7) (GonzalezJimenez 1977, Borges et al 2014), very similar values to those found in the ruminal environment and very favorable to the establishment of ophryroscolecid species (Cedrola et al 2016).…”

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Intestinal ciliates of Brazilian Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris L.)

2018

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Abstract. In our study, we aimed to identify and quantify the intestinal ciliates in a Brazilian capybara and to compare the obtained data with previous studies on the capybara ciliate community in other geographic locations within the American continent. We identified 20 species belonging to four families and ten genera. This is the first study on intestinal ciliates in Brazilian capybara since the last reports for the country in the 1960s. Among the identified species, Anacharon gracilis, A. lepturus, Cycloposthium bursa, Monoposthium cynodontum, Ogimotopsis pumila, Paracunhamunizia calocoma, Protohallia nana and Uropogon urai were recorded for the first time in Brazil, and the giant ciliate Muniziella cunhai was observed for the second time in a symbiotic association with capybaras in the country. The present study highlighted the importance of knowing the gastrointestinal ciliate community associated with wild hosts in order to better understand their geographic distribution and host specificity.

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Mammalian diversity in West Java, Indonesia

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Abstract. Husodo T, Shanida SS, Febrianto P, Pujianto MP, Megantara EN. 2019. Mammalian diversity in West Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 1846-1858. Protected forests in West Java are wider than conservation forests, whereas mammalian diversity in protected forests is as high as mammalian diversity in conservation forests. Mammals in protected forests are not protected by regional protection regulations, while anthropogenic factors in Java are quite high. This is possible that mammals who have high conservation status will experience local extinction. This study aims to determine (i) the composition of mammalian species and (ii) the species that are always found in studies of mammalian diversity in West Java. The study was conducted through a qualitative approach by combining several methods such as interview, camera trapping, sign survey, observation and transect, and collapsible traps. Mammalia in West Java found 54 species, 21 families, and nine orders with details of three species of Artiodactyla, 12 species of Carnivores, seven species of Chiroptera, one species of Dermoptera, one species of Euphotyphla, one species of Pholidota, five species of Primates, 21 species of Rodentia, and three species of Scandentia. The species that are always found in all study locations are nine species, including wild boar, Javan leopard, leopard cat, Javan mongoose, oriental small-clawed otter, Asian palm civet, grizzled leaf monkey, Javan langur, and Javan tree shrew. The results presented here may facilitate improvements in the mammalian diversity database, especially in the non-conservation area.

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Diversity and habitat preference of medium and large-sized mammals in an urban forest fragment of southwestern Amazon

Cited by 12 publications

References 26 publications

Species composition and relative abundance of medium and large mammals in Mengaza communal forest, East Gojjam, Ethiopia

Species composition and relative abundance of medium and large mammals in Mengaza communal forest, East Gojjam, Ethiopia

Intestinal ciliates of Brazilian Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris L.)

Mammalian diversity in West Java, Indonesia

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