Open AccessUnexpected mammalian records in the state of Maranhão
Author(s) -
Tadeu Gomes de Oliveira,
Rafael Gomes Gerude,
José de Sousa e Silva Júnior
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
boletim do museu paraense emílio goeldi. ciências naturais
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2317-6237
pISSN - 1981-8114
DOI - 10.46357/bcnaturais.v2i2.701
Subject(s) - biome , habitat , fauna , geography , taxon , ecology , distribution (mathematics) , biology , ecosystem , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Evidence about unexpected occurrences of mammals in the state of Maranhão are presented in order to emphasive the transitional aspect of the state. An analysis was made of the geographic distribution area of eleven species of mammals that originally did not include the State and/or did not describe the habitats where the species were found. Results showed the influence of several biomes in the composition of the local mammalian fauna, confirming the State as a transitional area among morphoclimatic domains. There were expansions in the geographic distribution of some species, as well as the record of new habitats and taxa for Maranhão.