ResumenEl margay (Leopardus wiedii) y el yaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) son felinos medianos neotropicales de los cuales existen pocos estudios en Guatemala. Ambas especies se conocen principalmente por observaciones esporádicas y en rara ocasión son referenciadas geográficamente. En este trabajo reportamos la presencia de margay y yaguarundi en la Reserva Natural Ranchitos del Quetzal, Purulhá, Baja Verapaz. Nuestras observaciones se basan en registros de cámaras trampa colocadas en un parche de bosque nuboso entre 1,600 y 1,900 msnm durante 2017 y 2019. Registramos la presencia de yaguarundi a 31 km al sureste del sitio reportado más cercano, lo que extendió su área de distribución en Guatemala. Adicionalmente, confirmamos la presencia de margay a más de 1,500 msnm en bosque nuboso de Baja Verapaz, lo cual extendió su área de distribución 30 km al sureste del sitio reportado más cercano en Guatemala.Palabras clave: cámaras trampa, distribución, Guatemala, mamíferos, margay, yaguarundi.AbstractThe margay (Leopardus wiedii) and jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) are medium-sized neotropical felines for which few studies have been conducted in Guatemala. Both species are mainly known from sporadic observations and are rarely geographically referenced. We report the presence of margay and jaguarundi in the Private Natural Reserve Ranchitos del Quetzal, Purulhá, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala. We base our records on observations using camera traps placed in a cloud forest between 1,600 and 1,900 mamsl during 2017 and 2019. We recorded the presence of jaguarundi 31 km SE of the closest registered site, increasing its reported distribution area in Guatemala. Additionally, we report the presence of margay over 1,500 mamsl in the cloud forest of Baja Verapaz, which increases its distribution by 30 km SE of the closest registered site in Guatemala up to date.Key words: camera traps, distribution, Guatemala, jaguarundi, mammals, margay.
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