Trachops cirrhosus bats are especially notable for feeding on various types of preys throughout its range, including other bat species. Here we report predation events of T. cirrhosus on Natalus macrourus, a new bat species among a wide range of prey.
{"title":"Predation of Natalus macrourus (Chiroptera: Natalidae) by Trachops cirrhosus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in a ferriferous Brazilian Amazon cave","authors":"Sebastião Maximiano Corrêa Genelhú, Marcelo Henrique Marcos, Xavier Prous, Mariane Ribeiro, Thadeu Pietrobon","doi":"10.1515/mammalia-2024-0026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0026","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:italic>Trachops cirrhosus</jats:italic> bats are especially notable for feeding on various types of preys throughout its range, including other bat species. Here we report predation events of <jats:italic>T</jats:italic>. <jats:italic>cirrhosus</jats:italic> on <jats:italic>Natalus macrourus,</jats:italic> a new bat species among a wide range of prey.","PeriodicalId":49892,"journal":{"name":"Mammalia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-29DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0101
Jente Ottenburghs, Edward Smits, Mark van Leeuwen, Tjalle Boorsma, Luz Natalia Mercado Callaú, Miguel Martinez Diaz, Peter van der Sleen
Cases of anomalous coloration are regularly reported in Neotropical mammals, including the rodent family Dasyproctidae (agoutis and acouchis) where leucistic and albino individuals have been observed. Here, we document the first case of leucism in the Brown Agouti (Dasyprocta variegata) in Bolivia. During a camera trap survey of the Barba Azul Nature Reserve, we obtained footage of a Brown Agouti with a completely white body. Additional pictures of this individual revealed that it has black eyes, indicating leucism instead of albinism. Previous observations (since 2017) of a white agouti in the area suggest that these anomalously colored individuals can survive in the wild. Rare observations of top predators suggest a relatively low predation pressure in the area. We had only one record of a South-American Puma (Puma concolor) during our camera trap survey. Hence, leucistic individuals of a common prey species might also be indicative of the dwindling population densities of top predators in the region.
{"title":"First report of a leucistic Brown Agouti (Dasyprocta variegata) in Bolivia","authors":"Jente Ottenburghs, Edward Smits, Mark van Leeuwen, Tjalle Boorsma, Luz Natalia Mercado Callaú, Miguel Martinez Diaz, Peter van der Sleen","doi":"10.1515/mammalia-2024-0101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0101","url":null,"abstract":"Cases of anomalous coloration are regularly reported in Neotropical mammals, including the rodent family Dasyproctidae (agoutis and acouchis) where leucistic and albino individuals have been observed. Here, we document the first case of leucism in the Brown Agouti (<jats:italic>Dasyprocta variegata</jats:italic>) in Bolivia. During a camera trap survey of the Barba Azul Nature Reserve, we obtained footage of a Brown Agouti with a completely white body. Additional pictures of this individual revealed that it has black eyes, indicating leucism instead of albinism. Previous observations (since 2017) of a white agouti in the area suggest that these anomalously colored individuals can survive in the wild. Rare observations of top predators suggest a relatively low predation pressure in the area. We had only one record of a South-American Puma (<jats:italic>Puma concolor</jats:italic>) during our camera trap survey. Hence, leucistic individuals of a common prey species might also be indicative of the dwindling population densities of top predators in the region.","PeriodicalId":49892,"journal":{"name":"Mammalia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0036
Rainer Hutterer, Merlijn Jocque, Jan Mertens, Dieu M. Mpongo, Menard Mbende
We report on a small collection of shrews from the central part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Three taxa are recognized, of which a long-tailed and a middle-sized species of Crocidura are described as C. salonga sp. nov. and C. binco sp. nov. Crocidura lwiroensis is recorded for the first time since its description from near Lake Tanganyika in 2013.
{"title":"Three small species of shrews (Soricidae) from the Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, representing two new taxa and a new record","authors":"Rainer Hutterer, Merlijn Jocque, Jan Mertens, Dieu M. Mpongo, Menard Mbende","doi":"10.1515/mammalia-2024-0036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0036","url":null,"abstract":"We report on a small collection of shrews from the central part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Three taxa are recognized, of which a long-tailed and a middle-sized species of <jats:italic>Crocidura</jats:italic> are described as <jats:italic>C. salonga</jats:italic> sp. nov. and <jats:italic>C. binco</jats:italic> sp. nov. <jats:italic>Crocidura lwiroensis</jats:italic> is recorded for the first time since its description from near Lake Tanganyika in 2013.","PeriodicalId":49892,"journal":{"name":"Mammalia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-23DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0019
Funmilayo L. Oni, Delagnon Assou, Gbolagade A. Lameed, Neil D’Cruze, Lars Kulik, Luca Luiselli
This study investigates the effects of seasonal changes in vegetation productivity on olive baboon feeding behavior in a protected Guinea savannah (Kainji Lake National Park). Over two consecutive years (2017 and 2018), observations were conducted both during the wet and dry seasons using a scan sampling method. Results revealed that olive baboons consumed 34 plant species belonging to 20 families, with 28 species in the wet season and 12 in the dry season. A total of 922 feeding events were recorded in the wet season and 621 in the dry season, indicating significant seasonal variation. Fruits were the preferred food item, especially in the dry season, followed by animal matter, seeds, leaves, and subterranean food. Interestingly, baboons also consumed tree bark regardless of season. In addition, their consumption of fruits (in both seasons) and seeds (in the dry season) highlights their ecological role in seed dispersal and plant regeneration within the park. To sustain baboon (and all non-human primates) conservation efforts within the park, it’s important to maintain a high diversity and abundance of native fruit trees throughout the year. This study highlights the importance of understanding how seasonal changes in vegetation affect olive baboon feeding behavior for effective park management and biodiversity conservation.
{"title":"Effect of seasonal variation on feeding and food preference of olive baboons (Papio anubis) in a protected Guinean savannah of West Africa","authors":"Funmilayo L. Oni, Delagnon Assou, Gbolagade A. Lameed, Neil D’Cruze, Lars Kulik, Luca Luiselli","doi":"10.1515/mammalia-2024-0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0019","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the effects of seasonal changes in vegetation productivity on olive baboon feeding behavior in a protected Guinea savannah (Kainji Lake National Park). Over two consecutive years (2017 and 2018), observations were conducted both during the wet and dry seasons using a scan sampling method. Results revealed that olive baboons consumed 34 plant species belonging to 20 families, with 28 species in the wet season and 12 in the dry season. A total of 922 feeding events were recorded in the wet season and 621 in the dry season, indicating significant seasonal variation. Fruits were the preferred food item, especially in the dry season, followed by animal matter, seeds, leaves, and subterranean food. Interestingly, baboons also consumed tree bark regardless of season. In addition, their consumption of fruits (in both seasons) and seeds (in the dry season) highlights their ecological role in seed dispersal and plant regeneration within the park. To sustain baboon (and all non-human primates) conservation efforts within the park, it’s important to maintain a high diversity and abundance of native fruit trees throughout the year. This study highlights the importance of understanding how seasonal changes in vegetation affect olive baboon feeding behavior for effective park management and biodiversity conservation.","PeriodicalId":49892,"journal":{"name":"Mammalia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-14DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0022
Jean-François Maillard, Hannah Bonhotal, Marylou Terlin, Benoît Pisanu, Paul Hurel
The Reeves’ muntjac Muntiacus reevesi is an ungulate native to China and Taiwan that has been released into the wild in several continental European countries and the United Kingdom. We present recent records of the species in mainland France. We also investigated the dispersal rate and density of the established population in the Centre-Val de Loire region. The number of observations of M. reevesi was low in the period 2008–2016, increased sharply until 2019 and then decreased until 2023. From a comparison between the distribution in 2008–2012 and 2013–2017, the dispersal rate was estimated at an average of 3.2 km/year, and 7.6 km/year between 2013–2017 and 2018–2023. Based on a camera trap protocol, the population density was assumed to be very low in forested areas but estimated with a lack of robustness due to a single observation. Further efforts must be made to better assess the risk of an increase in the wild population of Reeves’ muntjac in the Centre-Val de Loire region. To prevent potential impacts, rapid control measures can be put in place in the large area (10,800 km2) where muntjacs are now rapidly spreading.
{"title":"Current distribution of the Reeves’ muntjac Muntiacus reevesi (Ogilby, 1839) in France","authors":"Jean-François Maillard, Hannah Bonhotal, Marylou Terlin, Benoît Pisanu, Paul Hurel","doi":"10.1515/mammalia-2024-0022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0022","url":null,"abstract":"The Reeves’ muntjac <jats:italic>Muntiacus reevesi</jats:italic> is an ungulate native to China and Taiwan that has been released into the wild in several continental European countries and the United Kingdom. We present recent records of the species in mainland France. We also investigated the dispersal rate and density of the established population in the Centre-Val de Loire region. The number of observations of <jats:italic>M. reevesi</jats:italic> was low in the period 2008–2016, increased sharply until 2019 and then decreased until 2023. From a comparison between the distribution in 2008–2012 and 2013–2017, the dispersal rate was estimated at an average of 3.2 km/year, and 7.6 km/year between 2013–2017 and 2018–2023. Based on a camera trap protocol, the population density was assumed to be very low in forested areas but estimated with a lack of robustness due to a single observation. Further efforts must be made to better assess the risk of an increase in the wild population of Reeves’ muntjac in the Centre-Val de Loire region. To prevent potential impacts, rapid control measures can be put in place in the large area (10,800 km<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>) where muntjacs are now rapidly spreading.","PeriodicalId":49892,"journal":{"name":"Mammalia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-05DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0016
Zeycan Helvacı
This study examines the population structure, ecological niche, and vulnerability to climate change of the woolly dormouse Dryomys laniger in Türkiye. Integrating genetic data with species distribution modeling, the research predicts suitable habitats for D. laniger under current and future climate change scenarios until the year 2100. Using an ensemble of two machine learning models, this study finds that by 2040, the range of D. laniger will be reduced significantly, particularly in southern populations. Eastern areas emerge as a potential refuge, showing slight expansion and colonization. The low genetic diversity in this eastern population indicates the need for long-term adaptability of D. laniger. Due to the unique adaptive potential of each population, this research highlights the importance of region-specific management plans to ensure the long-term survival of this species, which appears to be vulnerable to habitat fragmentation.
本研究考察了图尔基耶的毛睡鼠Dryomys laniger的种群结构、生态位和对气候变化的脆弱性。该研究将遗传数据与物种分布建模相结合，预测了在当前和未来的气候变化情景下直到 2100 年 D. laniger 的适宜栖息地。这项研究利用两个机器学习模型的组合发现，到2040年，D. laniger的分布范围将大幅缩小，尤其是南部种群。东部地区将成为潜在的避难所，出现轻微的扩张和殖民化。东部种群的遗传多样性较低，这表明 D. laniger 需要有长期的适应能力。由于每个种群都有独特的适应潜力，这项研究强调了针对特定地区制定管理计划的重要性，以确保该物种的长期生存，因为该物种似乎很容易受到栖息地破碎化的影响。
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Pub Date : 2024-08-02DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0047
Lake H. Barrett, Christian A. Nunes, Richard M. Lehtinen
In the northern portions of its range, Abert’s Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) has two color morphs: a wild-type gray morph and a melanistic morph. Using camera traps, citizen science data and in-person observations in and near Boulder, Colorado (USA), we compared current color morph frequencies to those reported in a 1969–1971 study. At all study sites, we observed a large and statistically significant increase in the frequency of the melanistic morph compared to historic data. We hypothesize that this increase may be due to selection favoring the melanistic morph in a changing forest environment.
{"title":"Increase in the frequency of melanism in Abert’s Squirrel in Boulder, Colorado","authors":"Lake H. Barrett, Christian A. Nunes, Richard M. Lehtinen","doi":"10.1515/mammalia-2024-0047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0047","url":null,"abstract":"In the northern portions of its range, Abert’s Squirrel (<jats:italic>Sciurus aberti</jats:italic>) has two color morphs: a wild-type gray morph and a melanistic morph. Using camera traps, citizen science data and in-person observations in and near Boulder, Colorado (USA), we compared current color morph frequencies to those reported in a 1969–1971 study. At all study sites, we observed a large and statistically significant increase in the frequency of the melanistic morph compared to historic data. We hypothesize that this increase may be due to selection favoring the melanistic morph in a changing forest environment.","PeriodicalId":49892,"journal":{"name":"Mammalia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141880774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-29DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0014
Johannes Lang, Raissalyn M.E. Kneisel, Sven Büchner
Nesting is a central topic in the behavioural ecology of many species, but data on the materials used to construct mammal nests are rarely reported. This paper describes the most commonly used components from 25 summer nests of the garden dormouse, a small threatened rodent endemic to Europe. Median nest dry weight of 25 nests was 15.5 g (10.3–21.1 g) and moss was the most common material (78 %), followed by leaves (9 %). Mosses were also the most frequently used material, with Hypnum cupressiforme being the most frequently used taxon in 11 out of 25 nests.
{"title":"Materials of garden dormouse summer nests in Germany","authors":"Johannes Lang, Raissalyn M.E. Kneisel, Sven Büchner","doi":"10.1515/mammalia-2024-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0014","url":null,"abstract":"Nesting is a central topic in the behavioural ecology of many species, but data on the materials used to construct mammal nests are rarely reported. This paper describes the most commonly used components from 25 summer nests of the garden dormouse, a small threatened rodent endemic to Europe. Median nest dry weight of 25 nests was 15.5 g (10.3–21.1 g) and moss was the most common material (78 %), followed by leaves (9 %). Mosses were also the most frequently used material, with <jats:italic>Hypnum cupressiforme</jats:italic> being the most frequently used taxon in 11 out of 25 nests.","PeriodicalId":49892,"journal":{"name":"Mammalia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141866961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-27DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0075
David Stille, Bernd-Ulrich Rudolph, Simon Peter Ripperger
We report the rediscovery of Microtus bavaricus in Germany, a small mammal that had not been recorded here in more than 60 years. Between 2012 and 2014, a citizen science project addressed cat owners and farmers to collect rodents killed by cats and traps. Until 2017, we conducted 3,432 live trap nights to rediscover the species in and around the area of its discovery. However, only a three-step approach (screening large areas for the occurrence of pine voles using camera trapping, live trapping for collecting genetic material, DNA-barcoding) allowed for the rediscovery of this elusive species near Mittenwald in 2023.
{"title":"Rediscovery of the Bavarian pine vole (Microtus bavaricus) in Germany","authors":"David Stille, Bernd-Ulrich Rudolph, Simon Peter Ripperger","doi":"10.1515/mammalia-2024-0075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2024-0075","url":null,"abstract":"We report the rediscovery of <jats:italic>Microtus bavaricus</jats:italic> in Germany, a small mammal that had not been recorded here in more than 60 years. Between 2012 and 2014, a citizen science project addressed cat owners and farmers to collect rodents killed by cats and traps. Until 2017, we conducted 3,432 live trap nights to rediscover the species in and around the area of its discovery. However, only a three-step approach (screening large areas for the occurrence of pine voles using camera trapping, live trapping for collecting genetic material, DNA-barcoding) allowed for the rediscovery of this elusive species near Mittenwald in 2023.","PeriodicalId":49892,"journal":{"name":"Mammalia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141782278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-22DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2024-0055
Rajith Dissanayake, Jelle S. Zijlstra, Martina Darwich
We review the history of the Sri Lankan squirrel Funambulus obscurus in the context of the Bombay Natural History Society’s Mammal Survey of South Asia. Kathleen Ryley (1883–1935), who helped to compile the results of the Survey, was among the earliest women to name a species of mammal. She was the first to recognise the Sri Lankan species as distinct from its closest relative in southern India. This decision has been confirmed by recent research, but her chosen name for the species is no longer considered valid. We record the rediscovery of the holotype specimen of F. obscurus in Vienna, confirming its identity. We suggest the common name “Dusky Striped Squirrel” for the Sri Lankan F. obscurus and “Pygmy Striped Squirrel” for the Indian Funambulus sublineatus.
我们结合孟买自然历史学会的南亚哺乳动物调查，回顾了斯里兰卡松鼠 Funambulus obscurus 的历史。凯瑟琳-莱利（Kathleen Ryley，1883-1935 年）曾帮助汇编调查成果，是最早命名哺乳动物物种的女性之一。她是第一个承认斯里兰卡物种有别于其在南印度的近亲的人。最近的研究证实了这一决定，但她为该物种选择的名称已不再被认为有效。我们记录了在维也纳重新发现的 F. obscurus 主模式标本，确认了其身份。我们建议将斯里兰卡的 F. obscurus 俗名为 "暗色条纹松鼠"，将印度的 Funambulus sublineatus 俗名为 "侏儒条纹松鼠"。
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