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First records of Ocelot Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Carnivora: Felidae) from Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil

2017; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15560/13.2.2087

ISSN

1809-127X

Autores

Paulo Henrique Dantas Marinho, Anderson Feijó, Simone Almeida Gavilan, Edweslley Otaviano de Moura, Eduardo Martins Venticinque,

Tópico(s)

Zoonotic diseases and public health

Resumo

We documented the first reports of Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758), in the Rio Grande do Norte state, northeastern Brazil. In December 2014, one adult male was road-killed in an Atlantic Forest remnant in São Gonçalo do Amarante municipality. Another three animals were killed by hunters in the Caatinga between 2012 and 2014, in the municipalities of Lajes and Santana do Matos. These records provide important information about the occurrence and distribution and conservation of this mesocarnivore in northeastern South America.

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