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New data on the poorly known Andean rodent Abrocoma uspallata (Rodentia: Abrocomidae)

  • Mauro N. Tammone ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Carlos Nivelo-Villavicencio ORCID logo , Damián Voglino ORCID logo , Erika Cuellar Soto ORCID logo und Ulyses F.J. Pardiñas ORCID logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 28. Oktober 2024
Mammalia
Aus der Zeitschrift Mammalia Band 89 Heft 1

Abstract

The caviomorph rodent Abrocoma uspallata Braun, J.K. and Mares, M.A. (2002). Systematics of the Abrocoma cinerea species complex (Rodentia: Abrocomidae), with a description of a new species of Abrocoma. J. Mammal. 83: 1–19, doi: 10.1093/jmammal/83.1.1, stands as the most recently described species within its genus and remains one of the least studied. Known from two localities in northwestern Mendoza Province, Argentina, this elusive rodent has been the subject of four field studies conducted during 2022. The obtained evidence, including craniodental remains and fecal samples, suggest a moderate abundance of the species and a broader geographical range spanning at least 1,050 km2. Abrocoma uspallata has scattered occurrences at mid-elevations, typically around 2,000 m, across the Sierra de Uspallata and adjacent hilly systems. These findings point the species as a pre-Andean Abrocoma Waterhouse, 1837, together with Abrocoma schistacea Thomas, O. (1921). On mammals from the Province of San Juan, Western Argentina. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 8th Series 9: 214–221, which occurs in the nearby province of San Juan. In addition, although treated as Vulnerable according to the last Argentinean conservation assessment, the species should be considered Least Concern.

Keywords: Abrocoma schistacea ; distribution model; IUCN red list; Mendoza; Uspallata
Corresponding author: Mauro N. Tammone, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente, CONICET-UNComahue, Bariloche, Río Negro 8400, Argentina, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

Fieldworks in Mendoza had been possible thanks to the combined efforts in logistics and economic support provided by Serman and Asociados SA and EMESA SA; in this respect, we are especially grateful to M. S. Cabrera, C. Goyenechea, P. Mangone, and M. E. Lahaye.

  1. Research ethics: This work was carried out following the regulations established by the American Society of Mammalogists for the use of wild mammals in research (Sikes and the Animal Care and Use Committee of the American Society of Mammalogists 2016). Biological activities were authorized by the Dirección Provincial de Recursos Naturales Renovables de Mendoza (EX-2022-00299900).

  2. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  3. Author contributions: M.N.T. and U.F.J.P. conceived the study; all authors collected the material; C.N-V. produced potential distribution model; M.N.T. and U.F.J.P. analyzed taxonomic data; E.C.S. analyzed conservation data; D.V. produced figures; M.N.T. and U.F.J.P. wrote the first version of the manuscript; all authors provided comments on the manuscript and agreed to its publication.

  4. Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.

  5. Conflict of interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.

  6. Research funding: None declared.

  7. Data availability: The raw data can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.

Appendix A1: List of specimens pictured

For each specimen, the collection locality, type of source, museum or collector number is given. Institutions are: Colección de Mamíferos del Parque Nacional El Leoncito (CELNP). Colección de Mamíferos del IADIZA (CMI). Colección de Mamíferos del Centro Nacional Patagonico (CNP). Colección de Material de Egagrópilas y Afines “Elio Massoia” del Centro Nacional Patagónico (CNP-E). Digital images were taken from: A. benettii: Guzmán and Sielfeld (2011); A. schistacea: Taraborelli et al. (2015); A. uspallata: holotype, Braun and Mares (2002).

Abrocoma benettii: Chile: Región de Antofagasta. Paposo, craniodental remains, Jonathan Guzmán JG 311.

Abrocoma cf. A. famatina: Argentina: La Rioja. Estación 4 Cablecarril La Mejicana, Famatina, craniodental remains, CNP 7661.

Abrocoma schistacea: Argentina: Parque Nacional El Leoncito, San Juan, trapped specimen, CELNP 07014.

Abrocoma cf. A. schistacea: Argentina: Quebrada Mina del Fierro, Parque Nacional San Guillermo, San Juan, craniodental remains, CNP 8384.

Abrocoma uspallata: Argentina: Quebrada del Telégrafo, Uspallata, Mendoza, craniodental remains. CNP 7040, 8375, CNP-E-914-1 (2); trapped specimen CMI 6367 holotype. Cerro 7 Colores, craniodental remains, CNP-E-913-1 (5).

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Received: 2024-06-11
Accepted: 2024-08-29
Published Online: 2024-10-28
Published in Print: 2025-01-29

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Conservation
  3. Demographic characteristics of the endangered Barbary sheep Ammotragus lervia (Bovidae: Caprini) in the fenced Amassine reserve, Western High Atlas range, Morocco
  4. Rediscovery of a population of the plains spotted skunk, Spilogale interrupta, a species of conservation concern, from southern Texas, USA
  5. Ecology
  6. Ecology, distribution and habitat suitability analysis of the North African sengi (Petrosaltator rozeti, Macroscelidea, Afrotheria) in Tunisia
  7. New data on the poorly known Andean rodent Abrocoma uspallata (Rodentia: Abrocomidae)
  8. Complex reproductive and migratory patterns in the European free-tailed bat (Tadarida teniotis) (Molossidae)
  9. Roosting ecology, reproduction, and population fluctuations of three Hipposideros species (Chiroptera) in Indonesian caves
  10. Exploring mammalian diversity in a human-modified landscape: insights from a small Cerrado fragment surrounded by silviculture
  11. Evolutionary Biology
  12. Cytogenetic data from remote areas of Amazon: new karyotypes for spiny rats (Rodentia: Echimyidae)
  13. Pigmentation anomalies and lesions in bats from Oaxaca, Mexico
  14. Camera trapping reveals the reddish phenotype of jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) on the western border of Brazilian Pantanal
  15. First record of a white phenotype Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) in Tahta, Sohag, Egypt
  16. Biogeography
  17. First record of the spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta in Egypt during the past 5,000 years
  18. First records and extension of the geographic distribution of Cynomops kuizha (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in the Colombian Caribbean
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