Primeros registros del tigrillo Leopardus pardalis (Carnivora, Felidae) en el Santuario Histórico de Machupicchu, Cusco, Perú

We report for the first time the presence of the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), in the Machupicchu Historic Sanctuary, using camera traps. Twenty-one independent photographic records were obtained in four montane forest sectors between June 2018 and March 2020. The altitudinal range recorded for this...

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Autores: Zarate-Pantoja, Yanira, Tejada, Isabel, Ochoa, José Antonio, Cossios, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/25588
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/25588
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:felidae
mesocarnivores
yungas
montane forest
ocelot
boque montano
mesocarnívoros
ocelote
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Sumario:We report for the first time the presence of the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), in the Machupicchu Historic Sanctuary, using camera traps. Twenty-one independent photographic records were obtained in four montane forest sectors between June 2018 and March 2020. The altitudinal range recorded for this species within the Sanctuary ranges from 2193 to 3414 m of altitude, which includes the second highest elevation record in Peru. The records indicate a pattern of cathemeral activity, with no time preference between day and night, and suggest that the presence of ocelots in some areas above 3000 m may be more common than previously thought, with specimens present year-round.