Amazonia forest plays a major role in providing ecosystem services for human and sanctuaries for wildlife. However, ongoing deforestation and habitat fragmentation in the Brazilian Amazon has threatened both. The ocelot is an ecologically important mesopredator and a potential conservation ambassador species, yet there are no previous studies on its habitat preference and spatial patterns in this biome. From 2010 to 2017, twelve sites were surveyed, totaling 899 camera trap stations, the largest known dataset for this species. Using occupancy modeling incorporating spatial autocorrelation, we assessed habitat use for ocelot populations across the Brazilian Amazon. Our results revealed a positive sigmoidal correlation between remote‐sensing derived metrics of forest cover, disjunct core area density, elevation, distance to roads, distance to settlements and habitat use, and that habitat use by ocelots was negatively associated with slope and distance to river/lake. These findings shed light on the regional scale habitat use of ocelots and indicate important species–habitat relationships, thus providing valuable information for conservation management and land‐use planning.

Xenarthrans—anteaters, sloths, and armadillos—have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, 10 anteaters, and 6 sloths. Our data set includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae (3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data on Dasypus pilosus (Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized, but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In this data paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence and quantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is from the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of the Neotropics, to the austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regarding anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla has the most records (n = 5,941), and Cyclopes sp. have the fewest (n = 240). The armadillo species with the most data is Dasypus novemcinctus (n = 11,588), and the fewest data are recorded for Calyptophractus retusus (n = 33). With regard to sloth species, Bradypus variegatus has the most records (n = 962), and Bradypus pygmaeus has the fewest (n = 12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to make occurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly if we integrate the xenarthran data with other data sets of Neotropical Series that will become available very soon (i.e., Neotropical Carnivores, Neotropical Invasive Mammals, and Neotropical Hunters and Dogs). Therefore, studies on trophic cascades, hunting pressure, habitat loss, fragmentation effects, species invasion, and climate change effects will be possible with the Neotropical Xenarthrans data set. Please cite this data paper when using its data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us of how they are using these data.

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RESUMO: O objetivo foi avaliar o desempenho agronômico de 22 híbridos experimentais de milho para a produção de milho verde, submetidos a duas doses de adubação nitrogenada de cobertura (0 e 144 kg ha-1 , ambientes 1 e 2, respectivamente) na Estação Experimental do Campus Universitário de Gurupi-TO. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi de blocos casualizados, com duas repetições. Foram avaliadas variáveis de interesses agronômico e comercial para a produção de milho verde, sendo realizadas análises de variância e teste de Scott-Knott para todas as variáveis. O número de espigas comerciais foi considerado como a principal variável estudada e, portanto, utilizado na construção de um gráfico para verificação das médias das cultivares nos dois ambientes, simultaneamente. Somente para a variável porcentagem de espigas comerciais, verificou-se interação significativa na relação genótipos × ambientes. Entretanto, ocorreram diferenças significativas entre os híbridos considerando-se as seguintes variáveis: florescimento masculino e feminino; intervalo entre o florescimento masculino e o feminino; número e peso de espigas empalhadas, e número de espigas comerciais. Não foram observadas diferenças significativas entre os dois ambientes, considerando-se todas as variáveis avaliadas. Os híbridos M4, M5 e 3D HT destacaram-se em razão do maior número de espigas comerciais e por serem os mais eficientes e responsivos quanto à utilização de nitrogênio.