Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado

Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado

We present herein the first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (G. Fischer, 1814) in the Brazilian Cerrado, based on two adult male specimens collected in a “campo limpo” (dry grassland) area at Sempre Vivas National Park, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, in June and August 2014. This tax...

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Main Authors: Ana Loss, Marco Aurélio Pacheco, Yuri Luiz Leite, Vilacio Caldara-Junior, Leonardo Lessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2015-09-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19341/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-89402031d57f4c0f88bfad629cb92e7e2021-05-21T15:27:49ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2015-09-011151710.15560/11.5.174219341Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian CerradoAna Loss0Marco Aurélio Pacheco1Yuri Luiz Leite2Vilacio Caldara-Junior3Leonardo Lessa4Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoUniversidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e MucuriUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Espírito SantoUniversidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e MucuriWe present herein the first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (G. Fischer, 1814) in the Brazilian Cerrado, based on two adult male specimens collected in a “campo limpo” (dry grassland) area at Sempre Vivas National Park, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, in June and August 2014. This taxon was previously known only from the Brazilian Pampas, Paraguayan Chaco Humedo and Atlantic Forest of southeastern and southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina and southern Paraguay.  Our records increased the species geographic range 250 km northward, into the Cerrado ecoregion.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19341/download/pdf/
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author Ana Loss
Marco Aurélio Pacheco
Yuri Luiz Leite
Vilacio Caldara-Junior
Leonardo Lessa
spellingShingle Ana Loss
Marco Aurélio Pacheco
Yuri Luiz Leite
Vilacio Caldara-Junior
Leonardo Lessa
Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado
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author_facet Ana Loss
Marco Aurélio Pacheco
Yuri Luiz Leite
Vilacio Caldara-Junior
Leonardo Lessa
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title Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado
title_short Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado
title_full Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado
title_fullStr Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado
title_full_unstemmed Range extension and first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Brazilian Cerrado
title_sort range extension and first record of euryzygomatomys spinosus (rodentia, echimyidae) in the brazilian cerrado
publisher Pensoft Publishers
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publishDate 2015-09-01
description We present herein the first record of Euryzygomatomys spinosus (G. Fischer, 1814) in the Brazilian Cerrado, based on two adult male specimens collected in a “campo limpo” (dry grassland) area at Sempre Vivas National Park, state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, in June and August 2014. This taxon was previously known only from the Brazilian Pampas, Paraguayan Chaco Humedo and Atlantic Forest of southeastern and southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina and southern Paraguay.  Our records increased the species geographic range 250 km northward, into the Cerrado ecoregion.
url https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/19341/download/pdf/
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