Title
Diversity and endemism of Peruvian mammals
Other title
Diversidad y endemismo de los mamĂ­feros del PerĂº
Date Issued
2009
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
PACHECO TORRES, VICTOR RAUL
CADENILLAS ORDINOLA, RICHARD EDUARDO
ZEBALLOS PATRON, HORACIO
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
DESCO
Publisher(s)
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
We present an annotated list for all land, aquatic and marine mammals known to occur in Peru and their distribution by ecoregions. We also present species conservation status according to international organizations and the legal conservation status in Peru. At present, we record 508 species, in 13 orders, 50 families, and 218 genera, making Peru the third most diverse country with regards to mammals in the New World, after Brazil and Mexico, and the fifth most diverse country for mammals in the World. This diversity includes 40 didelphimorphs, 2 paucituberculates, 1 manatee, 6 cingulates, 7 pilosa, 39 primates, 162 rodents, 1 rabbit, 2 soricomorphs, 165 bats, 34 carnivores, 2 perissodactyls, and 47 cetartiodactyls. Bats and rodents (327 species) represent almost two thirds of total diversity (64%) for Peru. Five genera and 65 species (12.8%) are endemics to Peru, with the majority of these being rodents (45 species, 69,2%). Most of the endemic species are restricted to the Yungas of the eastern slope of the Andes (39 species, 60%) followed by Selva Baja (14 species, 21.5%). The taxonomic status of some species is commented on, when those depart from accepted taxonomy. The marsupial Marmosa phaea; the rodents Melanomys caliginosus, M. robustulus, and Echinoprocta rufescens; the shrew Cryptotis equatoris; the bats Anoura fistulata, Phyllostomus latifolius, Artibeus ravus, Cynomops greenhalli, Eumops maurus, and Rhogeessa velilla; and the carnivore Nasuella olivacea are first records of species occurrence in Peru. Finally, we also include a list of 15 non-native species.
Start page
5
End page
32
Volume
16
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lĂ¡cteos ZoologĂ­a, OrnitologĂ­a, EntomologĂ­a, ciencias biolĂ³gicas del comportamiento
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85044748146
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
Sponsor(s)
Los gĂ©neros y especies se encuentran ordenados alfabĂ©ti-camente y siguen la taxonomĂ­a de Wilson y Reeder (2005) o Gardner (2008); sin embargo, se incluyen notas taxonĂ³micas cuando no concordamos con estos trabajos o existe informaciĂ³n nueva recientemente publicada. Se incluyen registros nuevos para el paĂ­s en base a las colecciones cientĂ­ficas del Museo de Histo-ria Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (MUSM) y del Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional San AgustĂ­n (MUSA), los cuales se documentarĂ¡n en extenso en otras publicaciones. Todas las especies mencionadas en el presente trabajo estĂ¡n sustentadas por al menos un espĂ©ci-men o por una referencia bibliogrĂ¡fica. Especies potencialmente presentes en el paĂ­s no han sido incluidas para no sobrestimar la biodiversidad del paĂ­s. Sin embargo, sĂ­ se incluyen algunas especies consideradas nuevas para la ciencia (por expertos taxĂ³-nomos) pero no reportadas aĂºn.
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