NOTEWORTHY RECORD OF THE TAYRA (CARNIVORA: MUSTELIDAE: EIRA BARBARA) IN THE SIERRA GORDA BIOSPHERE RESERVE, QUERÉTARO, MÉXICO

NOTEWORTHY RECORD OF THE TAYRA (CARNIVORA: MUSTELIDAE: EIRA BARBARA) IN THE SIERRA GORDA BIOSPHERE RESERVE, QUERÉTARO, MÉXICO

The tayra (Eira barbara), a neotropical mustelid belonging to a monotypic genus, is one of the least studied carnivores in North and Central America. Its distribution includes South America and Central America. It has been recorded in southern Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, and in the n...

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Veröffentlicht in:Western North American naturalist 2007-01, Vol.67 (1), p.150-151
Hauptverfasser: López González, Carlos A., Aceves Lara, Daniel R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biosphere reserves
Carnivora
Carnivores
Cloud forests
distribution
Dry forests
Eira barbara
Forest habitats
Mammals
Mustelidae
Plantation forestry
Querétaro
Subtropical forestry
Tamaulipa
tayra
Tropical forestry
Tropical rain forests
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Zusammenfassung:The tayra (Eira barbara), a neotropical mustelid belonging to a monotypic genus, is one of the least studied carnivores in North and Central America. Its distribution includes South America and Central America. It has been recorded in southern Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, and in the north along the eastern coast in the Mexican states of Veracruz, San Luis Potosi, and Tamaulipas. It has also been recorded in the state of Sinaloa on the western coast (Hall 1981, Presley 2000). Herein we report the 1st record of a tayra in the state of Queretaro.
ISSN:1527-0904
1944-8341
DOI:10.3398/1527-0904(2007)67[150:NROTTC]2.0.CO;2