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Levantamento preliminar da mastofauna da região de Anajás-Muaná, Ilha de Marajó, Pará, Brasil

2002; Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia; Volume: 19; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0101-81752002000300022

1806-969X

Suely Aparecida Marques-Aguiar, Cláudia C. S. Melo, Gilberto F. Souza Aguiar, João Alberto L. Queiroz,

Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Preliminary survey of the m amm a lian fauna in the Anaj ás•Muaná region, M arajó Island, Pará State, Br azil.A short in ventory ofthe mammali an fauna occurring in an area of lhe Marajó Island was perfo rmed during the rainy season.[n addition to captures by using Sherman and Tomahawk traps, and mi st-nets, indirect evidence was consi dered, e.g.findin g of body fragments of specimens, vocali zati on, and testimonies fram local people.A tolai or 57 species (22 families) was recorded.None ofthem is presently considered as criticall y endangered according to the IUCN cri teria.First confirmed record for lhe fruit-eati ng bat Platyrrhinus brachycephalus (Ro uk & Carter, 1972) in the Maraj ó archipe lago.Addi ti onal surveys condu cted in both wet and dry seasons are required fo r impravin g lhe pra fi le of ri chness and diversity of mamma l species in that region.