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Leopardus pajeros (Desmarest, 1816) (Carnivora: Felidae) in Northern Peru: first record for the department of Piura, at the Mangroves San Pedro de Vice, and geographic extention

2013; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 9; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15560/9.6.1596

1809-127X

Alvaro García‐Olaechea, César Lautaro Chávez-Villavicencio, Jorge Novoa Cova,

Primate Behavior and Ecology

On October 1st, 2006, at the Mangroves San Pedro de Vice –MSPV (Sechura, Piura - Peru) the first visual record of Leopardus pajeros was made in the southern part of the area (05°31’09” S, 80°53’28” W). Subsequently, between August and December of 2010, different tracks were recorded. On December 4th, 2010, the first photographic record was taken at the MSPV with two nights/trap, being the first record for Piura department, the westernmost coordinates, the lowest altitude above sea level (0 m), and the first associated with a wetland in Peru.