Medium-sized to large mammals of Serra do Tombador, Cerrado of Brazil

Cabral, Rodolfo; Zanin, Marina; Porfírio, Grasiela Edith de Oliveira; Brito, Daniel

doi:10.15560/13.3.2129

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“…Studies conducted both in conservation units (CUs) and outside protected areas have recorded high mammal richness in the Cerrado. Depending on the locality, richness has varied between 17 and 27 species in CUs (Oliveira et al 2009b;Leite et al 2016;Cabral et al 2017) and between 15 and 25 species on private property (Cáceres et al 2010;Lessa et al 2012;Estrela et al 2015). Thus, the richness of medium-sized and large mammals recorded in the present study agrees with other studies carried out in areas of Cerrado in Brazil (Rocha and Dalponte 2006).…”

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“…Many inventories of large-and medium-sized mammals have been conducted in conservation units (CUs) (Rodrigues et al 2002;Câmara and Oliveira 2012;Leite et al 2016;Cabral et al 2017); however, only 8.34% of the Cerrado is part of the system of protected areas (Françoso et al 2015). Most of the mammal populations are outside of CUs and are more susceptible to anthropic impacts.…”

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Mammals of medium and large size in Cerrado remnants in southeastern Brazil

Laurindo¹,

Toledo²,

Teixeira³

2019

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The Cerrado is the second largest biome in Brazil and considered a global biodiversity hotspot due to its high species richness, elevated amount of endemisms, and several anthropogenic threats. The Cerrado has more than 250 species of mammals, and about 15% are endemic. However, fragmentation and the consequent loss of native habitat threaten the maintenance of mammalian populations. In this context we carried out an inventory of medium- and large-sized mammals in Cerrado remnants in Matutina, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Sampling was performed in four remnants of Cerrado and adjacent agricultural matrices for 18 days and 16 nights in March and July 2015 with camera traps, diurnal and nocturnal censuses, and by searching for tracks and other indirect evidence. We recorded 19 species of mammals, including top predators and species vulnerable to extinction. The original vegetation cover in the study area has become severely reduced and fragmented due to agricultural expansion. However, the remnants still retain considerable diversity of medium- and large-sized mammals, making them important for the maintenance of biological diversity.

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Mammals of medium and large size in Cerrado remnants in southeastern Brazil

Laurindo¹,

Toledo²,

Teixeira³

2019

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“…On an ampler, and more directly comparable scale, the mammalian faunas recorded in fragments of Atlantic Forest in other regions of Brazil, such as São Paulo and Minas Gerais, were between 52% and 67% similar to that recorded in the present study (Magioli et al, 2014;Machado et al, 2016;Laurindo et al, 2017;Bovo et al, 2018 The similarities were even greater in comparison with fragments of Cerrado savanna, protected or otherwise, with an average of 83% of species in common (Rodrigues et al, 2002;Bocchiglieri et al, 2010;Campos et al, 2013;Leite et al, 2016;Cabral et al, 2017), reflecting the considerable influence of this biome on the mammalian fauna of the study area. The species richness recorded in the present study is probably also a reflection of the vegetation structure of the fragments surveyed, which are formed predominantly by seasonal semi-deciduous Atlantic Forest in transition with areas of Cerrado savanna (Melo et al 2013).…”

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Mammals recorded in isolated remnants of Atlantic Forest in southern Goiás, Brazil

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Habitat fragmentation is one of the principal causes of the decline of species worldwide, and the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and Cerrado savanna biomes are among the most severely affected by this process. While highly fragmented, remnants of Atlantic Forest can still be found within the Cerrado domain of southern Goiás, where previous studies have revealed high levels of biodiversity. To inventory the mammalian species that occur in the region, two fragments of semideciduous Atlantic Forest were sampled between 2011 and 2016, using line transect surveys and camera trapping. A total of 1016 records were obtained of 30 mammal species, of which eleven are under some threat of extinction. The species richness recorded on this study was similar to or higher than the values reported from other areas of Goiás, which reinforces the importance of the maintenance of these remnants, located in private properties, for the conservation of the region's mammals.

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“…In general, species of Cingulata listed for the state are common and widely distributed, being found in different types of environments and domains. The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) and the yellow armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) are the most frequent species (Rodrigues et al 2002;Bernardo & Melo 2013;Calaça et al 2018;Feijó et al 2018), being tolerant to disturbed environments, although they are rare in places where they suffer intense hunting pressure (Cabral et al 2017). We consider Cabassous squamicaudis as a full species as treated by Feijó & Langguth (2013).…”

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“…Giant anteaters are considered common in Goiás state, being a frequently registered species in mammalian studies conducted in the region (Rodrigues et al 2002;Gomes et al 2015;Cabral et al 2017;Oliveira et al 2019 (Desbiez & Medri 2010).…”

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Checklist of mammals from Goiás, central Brazil

Hannibal¹,

Zortéa²,

Calaça³

et al. 2021

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The state of Goiás, in central Brazil, is covered mainly by the Cerrado domain, with the Alto Paraná Atlantic Forest occupying its central-southern portion. Goiás is one of the 20 Brazilian federative units without a mammal checklist. In this study, we provide the first checklist of mammals from Goiás state. We recorded mammal species based primarily on the analysis of specimens housed in scientific collections as well as on literature with associated voucher material. We listed 191 mammalian species belonging to 125 genera, 31 families and 10 orders, which represents 25.2% of the mammal species occurring in Brazil. The most speciose orders were Chiroptera (90 spp.), followed by Rodentia (43 spp.), Carnivora (19 spp.) and Didelphimorphia (17 spp.). The following orders accounted for a smaller portion of the state diversity: Cetartiodactyla (7 spp.), Cingulata (7 spp.), Primates (4 spp.), Pilosa (2 spp.), Lagomorpha (1 sp.), and Perissodactyla (1 sp.). A total of 28 species (14.7%), mainly represented by medium and large-sized mammals, are nationally threatened while 12 (6.3%) are globally threatened. Our results indicate great portions of the state lacking a proper survey of mammals, especially the northwestern portion. We discuss species richness, distribution and conservation status of the mammals of Goiás state in national and regional scenarios. We highlight the need for mammal inventories based on complementary survey techniques with the collection of vouchers in order to provide karyologic, molecular, morphologic, parasitologic, and ecological data. These informations are the basis for integrative studies that lead to the understanding of current mammalian richness and diversity. Indeed, knowledge on species richness distribution in the state will guide conservation strategies, especially in areas undergoing habitat loss and fragmentation, such as the central-southern portion of Goiás.

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Medium-sized to large mammals of Serra do Tombador, Cerrado of Brazil

Cited by 8 publications

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Mammals of medium and large size in Cerrado remnants in southeastern Brazil

Mammals of medium and large size in Cerrado remnants in southeastern Brazil

Mammals recorded in isolated remnants of Atlantic Forest in southern Goiás, Brazil

Checklist of mammals from Goiás, central Brazil

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