Abstract:Despite its high diversity, small mammals within the Cerrado (savanna) at the Central Espinhaço Range are poorly known, and precise information regarding the geographical distribution of all species is still scarce. Here we present data on terrestrial small-sized mammals (Didelphimorphia and Rodentia) from Parque Estadual do Rio Preto (PERP), a protected area in the Central Espinhaço and compare the species composition of this area with other protected areas in the Espinhaço Range. Over the course of 10,616 tr… Show more
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