Notes on the distribution of the genus Andalgalomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae), with the first record of A. pearsoni (Myers 1978) from Argentina
Abstract
We documented the first record of Andalgalomys pearsoni (Myers 1978) in Argentina, based on one individual caught at Cerro Colorado (Metán department, Salta province, Argentina). This new record enlarges the distribution of this species, to date only known from Bolivia and Paraguay, ca. 530 km SW and fills a gap without records for Andalgalomys of approximately 850 km between Paraguay and NW Argentina. The finding of this mouse, caught more than 50 years ago, highlights the importance that biological collections have in our understanding of biological diversity.
Acknowledgments
Ana Ochoa helped us with the review of specimens of Graomys at the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”. We are grateful to G. D’Elía and two anonymous referees for revising previous versions of this manuscript. Support was provided by the Instituto de Ambiente de Montaña y Regiones Áridas, Universidad Nacional de Chilecito (UNdeC), the Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica (CONICET), the Cátedra de Paleontología de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, and the Instituto de Ecología Regional, Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecológicas de Las Yungas (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán).
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original Studies
- The mammals of Mt. Amuyao: a richly endemic fauna in the Central Cordillera of northern Luzon Island, Philippines
- Social organization and demography of reintroduced Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas neglecta) in North Ferlo Fauna Reserve, Senegal
- Reproductive characteristics of the water chevrotain, Hyemoschus aquaticus
- First data on the presence and diet of common genet (Genetta genetta, Linnaeus 1758) in the Ebro Delta (NE Iberian Peninsula)
- Band size, activity pattern and occupancy of the coati Nasua narica (Carnivora, Procyonidae) in the Southeastern Mexican rainforest
- Partial support for the classical ring species hypothesis in the Chaerephon pumilus species complex (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from southeastern Africa and western Indian Ocean islands
- Recording at water bodies increases the efficiency of a survey of temperate bats with stationary, automated detectors
- Effect of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seed color and hardness genes on the consumption preference of the house mouse (Mus musculus L.)
- Short Notes
- New records of Isothrix (Wagner 1845) (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from Ecuador
- Notes on the distribution of the genus Andalgalomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae), with the first record of A. pearsoni (Myers 1978) from Argentina
- Reviewer acknowledgement Mammalia volume 80 (2016)