MAMMAL FAUNA IN Eucalyptus PLANTATIONS AND FOREST REMNANTS IN TRÊS LAGOAS, MATO GROSSO DO SUL STATE, BRAZIL

Abstract

The eastern portion of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul is considered a priority region for biodiversity conservation in Brazil. It lacks, however, not only large protected areas but also knowledge about wildlife species inhabiting these landscapes. This study was conducted on a farm composed of a mosaic of Eucalyptus plantations and remnants of Atlantic forest and Cerrado (Savannah) vegetation, located in the municipality of Três Lagoas. Over nine years of monitoring, 69 mammal species were recorded, including 23 bats, 14 nonvolant small-sized, and 32 medium or large-sized mammals. Twelve species are considered under a category of extinction threat. The results of this study contribute to the diagnostic of the local fauna and show the importance of this farm for mammal conservation in this region.

New records of Lophostoma brasiliense Peters, 1867 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

“…However, these areas are currently dominated by pasture and sugarcane plantations and most of the native forest remnants are small (<100 ha) and isolated (Ribeiro et al 2009;Rezende 2014). Climate in the area corresponds to Aw in the Köppen classification, with a rainy season during the summer (September to March) and a dry season in the winter (April to August) (Rocha and Tommaselli 2012;Homem et al 2020).…”

“…The Pygmy Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma brasiliense Peters, 1867 (Phyllostomidae, Phyllostominae), is distributed from southern Mexico to central Paraguay and southeastern Brazil (Hall 1981;Williams and Genoways 2008). Throughout its range it inhabits primary and secondary evergreen and deciduous forests, where it uses active termite nests as day roosts (Goodwin and Greenhall 1961;Handley 1966Handley , 1976Carmignotto et al 2012). Although L. brasiliense may be commonly captured in areas central to its distribution, such as the Amazon (Handley 1976;Simmons and Voss 1998;Tavares et al 2017), only a few specimens are known from the southern limits of its range (López-González et al 1998;Mangolin et al 2007).…”