Large and medium-sized mammals of Buenaventura Reserve, southwestern Ecuador

Torres-Porras, Jerónimo; Cobos, Marlon E.; Seoane, José Manuel; Aguirre, Nikolay

doi:10.15560/13.4.35

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“…In summary, Marmosa perplexa appears to occur in a range of forest types in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Based on the presence of tree ferns at Punta Santa Ana, the vegetation at the type locality was probably evergreen forest, and descriptions of similar sites in the immediate area (e.g., Robbins and Ridgley, 1990;Torres-Porras et al, 2017) suggest that this humid premontane vegetation is sustained by daily moisture from enveloping clouds. In the adjacent lowlands, M. perplexa seems to occur at drier sites where the forest is at least partially leafless in the dry season.…”

Section: Males Amentioning

confidence: 93%

A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosa Part 3. A New Species from Western Amazonia, with Redescriptions of M. perplexa Anthony, 1922, and M. germana Thomas, 1904

Voss

Giarla

2021

American Museum Novitates

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We describe a new species of woolly mouse opossum from northwestern Amazonia, Marmosa jansae, based on museum specimens previously misidentified either as M. germana Thomas, 1904, or as M. regina Thomas, 1898. Instead of being closely related to either of those species, M. jansae appears to be the sister taxon of M. perplexa Anthony, 1922, a trans-Andean species previously synonymized with M. phaea Thomas, 1899. We redescribe M. perplexa, which inhabits critically endangered evergreen and semideciduous forests in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. We also redescribe M. germana, an Amazonian species that has long been synonymized with M. regina, but which molecular analyses now suggest is the sister taxon of a trans-Andean species complex that includes M. alstoni (Allen, 1900). These results substantially clarify the long-confused taxonomy of woolly mouse opossums (subgenus Micoureus), provide new examples of sister-group relationships between upper-Amazonian and trans-Andean taxa, and raise interesting questions about congeneric diversity in northwestern Amazonia, where as many as six species of Marmosa might occur sympatrically.

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Section: Males Amentioning

confidence: 93%

A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosa Part 3. A New Species from Western Amazonia, with Redescriptions of M. perplexa Anthony, 1922, and M. germana Thomas, 1904

Voss

Giarla

2021

American Museum Novitates

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“…Zambrano et al 2019;Solórzano et al 2021). For instance, 183 of the species of mammals, representing 42% of the total number of national mammal species, can be found in Western Ecuador (Tirira 2017). In the case of birds, the Chocó humid region and the Equatorial Pacific dry region harbour more than 450 and 250 bird species, respectively, with an important proportion of regional endemism (Bioweb 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Its good conservation status has led to the realisation of several scientific studies in the reserve in the last few years in order to assess its biodiversity (e.g. Cogălniceanu et al 2015;Hermes et al 2016Hermes et al , 2018aSzékely et al 2016;Torres-Porras et al 2017;Betancourt et al 2018).…”

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Success in conserving the bird diversity in tropical forests through private protected areas in Western Ecuador

Guerrero-Casado¹,

Seoane²,

Aguirre³

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Private protected areas have recently attained more importance at a worldwide level as regards nature conservation. Particularly, the specific region of Western Ecuador receives hardly any protection from the State, and private reserves could, therefore, be a suitable tool to ensure the preservation of its forests and their associated wildlife biodiversity. In this work, we compare the bird species richness between private reserves and public protected areas (managed by the State) located in this region. We also show a checklist of bird species found in the Buenaventura Reserve, a private reserve located in south-western Ecuador. Our comparison shows that smaller private reserves may harbour a similar number of bird species than larger protected areas managed by the state, and they have a higher number of bird species per area. In particular, a total of 233 different bird species were registered in Buenaventura, which were distributed in 16 orders and 42 families. Three species were classified as endangered at an international level: El Oro Parakeet (Pyrrhura orcesi), El Oro Tapaculo (Scytalopus robbinsi), and the Grey-backed Hawk (Pseudastur occidentalis), and another three at a national level: the Long-wattled Umbrellabird (Cephalopterus penduliger), the Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner (Philydor fuscipenne), and the White-vented Plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii). Therefore, private reserves can be appreciated as a suitable conservation tool for bird conservation, and they should not be undervalued because of their smaller size. Buenaventura Reserve is a good example of how private reserves are extremely important in fragmented landscapes, as is the case with tropical forests in Western Ecuador.

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“…Mammals are considered the third most threatened and endangered animals, for example, Mantled Hawler Monkey-Alouatta palliata-and Amazonian Tapir-Tapirus terrestris- (Figures 6 and 7) due to habitat loss and destruction, illegal hunting, and trapping [84][85][86]. It has been stated that >30% mammal species are threatened and their population is still declining day by day through a variety of ways [87] ( Table 2).…”

Section: Mammals Of Tropical Forestsmentioning

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Tropical Forests Are An Ideal Habitat for Wide Array of Wildlife Species

Rajpar¹

2018

Tropical Forests - New Edition

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Tropical forests are one of the most diverse (1 ha may contain more than 1000 plant species) and highly productive ecosystems on the earth. They cover 15.0% of the earth's surface and harbored 80% terrestrial biodiversity. Tropical forests are home to thousands of endemic, rare, endangered, and threatened wildlife species, which play a significant role in ecosystem functions, such as pest control, pollinators, and seed dispersal. Wildlife species are bioindicators of the tropical forest ecosystems, that is, their presence or absence may provide the information about the habitat dynamics, such as vegetation structure, food resources, productivity, and anthropogenic disturbances. Despite being rich in wildlife resources, tropical forests have been extensively lost and degraded by human intervention, and their destruction is still continuous in a variety of ways. The current information on the tropical forests as an ideal habitat for a wide array of wildlife species is inadequate. It is highly essential to examine with solid grasp the suitability of the tropical forest as attractive habitat for diversity of wildlife species to understand their functional role fragile forest ecosystem and to formulate the better conservation and management strategies in future.

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Large and medium-sized mammals of Buenaventura Reserve, southwestern Ecuador

Cited by 9 publications

References 30 publications

A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosa Part 3. A New Species from Western Amazonia, with Redescriptions of M. perplexa Anthony, 1922, and M. germana Thomas, 1904

A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosa Part 3. A New Species from Western Amazonia, with Redescriptions of M. perplexa Anthony, 1922, and M. germana Thomas, 1904

Success in conserving the bird diversity in tropical forests through private protected areas in Western Ecuador

Tropical Forests Are An Ideal Habitat for Wide Array of Wildlife Species

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