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

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

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

Author(s) -

Paulo Henrique Dantas Marinho,

Anderson Feijó,

Simone Almeida Gavilan,

Edweslley Otaviano de Moura,

Eduardo Martins Venticinque

Publication year - 2017

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/13.2.2087

Subject(s) - leopardus , geography , atlantic forest , forestry , ecology , biology

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 Sao Goncalo 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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