Galictis vittata

Yensen, Eric; Tarifa, Teresa

doi:10.1644/727

Cited by 45 publications

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“…Based on these evidences, we included the two species in our checklist. Yensen & Tarifa (2003a) report the occurrence of Galictis vitatta for the state, but we found no museum specimen to document it. We included this species in our list based on photograph documentation from Pantanal, which is placed in the mammal reference collection at Embrapa Pantanal (MCPAPI 501).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 83%

Checklist of mammals from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Tomás

Antunes

Bordignon

et al. 2017

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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ABSTRACT. We updated the checklist of mammals from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil based on primary records only. One hundred and sixty-six mammal species were listed as occurring in the state, 47 of them being medium to large, 47 small mammal and 73 bat species. The listed species are distributed in 31 families: Didelphidae (17 spp.), Dasypodidae (7 spp.), Myrmecophagidae (2 spp.), Cebidae (1 sp.), Callithrichidae (2 spp.), Aotidae (1 sp.), Pitheciidae (1 sp.), Atelidae (1 sp.), Leporidae (1 sp.), Felidae (7 spp.), Canidae (4 spp.), Mustelidae (5 spp.), Mephitidae (2 spp.), Procyonidae (2 spp.), Tapiridae (1 sp.), Tayassuidae (2 spp.), Cervidae (4 spp.), Sciuridae (1 sp.), Cricetidae (22 spp.), Erethizontidae (1 sp.), Caviidae (3 spp.), Dasyproctidae (1 sp.), Cuniculidae (1 sp.), Echimyidae (4 spp.), Phyllostomidae (41 spp.), Emballonuridae (2 spp.), Molossidae (16 spp.), Vespertilionidae (9 spp.), Mormoopidae (1 sp.), Noctilionidae (2 spp.), and Natalidade (1 sp.). These numbers represent an increase of fourteen species with primary records for the state in comparison with the previously published checklist. However, it is evident the scarcity of information at several regions of the state, and the need of implementation of regional zoological collections. The state of Mato Grosso do Sul represent only 4.19% of the Brazilian territory, but the number of mammal species reach 24.13% of the known species occurring in the country.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 83%

Checklist of mammals from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Tomás

Antunes

Bordignon

et al. 2017

Iheringia, Sér. Zool.

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“…However, in 1912 Thomas again raised the issue of G. cuja and G. quiqui potentially being separate species, but regarded the issue as unresolved (Thomas, 1912). In addition to this on‐going discussion with respect to the status of the two Chilean species of Galictis , several other species were described for this genus during the 20 th century, leading to considerable variation in the taxonomic literature addressing this group (see Yensen & Tarifa, 2003a, b for exhaustive synonym lists). Overall, although some authors have continued to recognize G. allamandi as a potentially valid species (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Eisenberg, 1989), most current sources only recognize G. vittata and G. cuja (e.g. Yensen & Tarifa, 2003a, b), although their exact limits remain poorly defined (see below).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Taxonomic revision of the genusGalictis(Carnivora: Mustelidae): species delimitation, morphological diagnosis, and refined mapping of geographical distribution

Bornholdt

Helgen

Koepfli³

et al. 2013

Zool J Linn Soc

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Although critical for enabling in-depth evolutionary, ecological, or conservation-orientated studies, taxonomic knowledge is still scarce for many groups of organisms, including mammals of the order Carnivora. For some of these taxa, even basic aspects such as species limits and geographical distribution are still uncertain. This is the case for the Neotropical mustelid genus Galictis, considered one of the least studied carnivoran genera in the Americas. To address this issue, we performed a comprehensive assessment of morphological and molecular characters to test the number of species within Galictis, and to characterize their distinctiveness and evolutionary history. In addition, we reviewed and consolidated the available information on the taxonomy of this genus, so as to provide a historical framework upon which we could interpret our data. Our analyses demonstrated that two Galictis species can be clearly delimited and diagnosed using metric and nonmetric morphological characters as well as DNA sequences from mitochondrial and nuclear gene segments. On the basis of this clarified species-level delimitation, we reassessed the geographical range of each Galictis taxon, identifying possible areas of sympatry between them. These results provide a solid taxonomic framework for Galictis, enabling the development of additional studies focusing on this poorly known taxon.

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“…Remarks: Matses informants had little to say about this seldom-encountered species, but its pursuit of agoutis is corroborated by the literature cited in Yensen and Tarifa's (2003) review.…”

Section: Mustelidaementioning

confidence: 97%

“…10 Among other (nonmetrical) traits that distinguish Galictis vittata from its southern congener (G. cuja), MUSM 15157 has a well-developed metaconid on the lower first molar. Several subspecies of G. vittata are recognized as valid by some authors (e.g., Yensen and Tarifa, 2003;Wozencraft, 2005), but no compelling empirical basis for a trinomial nomenclature seems to have been published. Ethnobiology: Although the grison's Matses name is bosen uşhu (literally, "white otter"), the Matses do not consider grisons to be a type of otter.…”

Section: Mustelidaementioning

confidence: 99%