Rodents from southern Patagonian semi-arid steppes (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)

The little-known mammalian fauna of southern Santa Cruz Province is studied by means of live-trapping and examination of owl pellets at 11 localities. Thirty-nine individuals of seven species were recorded in a total of 753 trap nights during the years of 2004 and 2005. Additionally, we identified 3...

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spelling paper:paper_01401963_v72_n1_p56_Cueto2023-06-08T15:11:02Z Rodents from southern Patagonian semi-arid steppes (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina) Cueto, Gerardo Ruben Micromammals Patagonia Sigmodontinae abundance arid environment population distribution rodent sampling steppe Argentina Santa Cruz [Argentina] South America Abrothrix olivaceus Auliscomys micropus Bubo Bubo magellanicus Ctenomys sp. Eligmodontia Euneomys Mammalia Microcavia australis Mus musculus Notiomys edwardsii Oligoryzomys Oligoryzomys magellanicus Oryzomys Phyllotis xanthopygus Rodentia Sigmodontinae Strigiformes Tyto alba Tytonidae The little-known mammalian fauna of southern Santa Cruz Province is studied by means of live-trapping and examination of owl pellets at 11 localities. Thirty-nine individuals of seven species were recorded in a total of 753 trap nights during the years of 2004 and 2005. Additionally, we identified 376 prey items from a total of 130 pellets cast by Barn owls (Tyto alba) and Magellanic horned owls (Bubo magellanicus). Abrothrix olivaceus [Waterhouse, 1839. The zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle. Part II: Mammalia., London.] and Eligmodontia sp. were the most abundant trapped species and the best represented in pellet samples. Other rodents identified were Ctenomys sp., Euneomys sp., Loxodontomys micropus, Microcavia australis, Mus musculus, Notiomys edwardsii, Oligoryzomys magallanicus, and Phyllotis xanthopygus. The mammal sampling effected by live-traps and owls was rarely coincident, with some species collected only by traps or by owls. New recording localities for N. edwardsii and O. magellanicus enlarge the known distribution of these species in Santa Cruz province by 270 km west and 70 km north, respectively. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Fil:Cueto, G.R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2008 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01401963_v72_n1_p56_Cueto http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01401963_v72_n1_p56_Cueto
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
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topic Micromammals
Patagonia
Sigmodontinae
abundance
arid environment
population distribution
rodent
sampling
steppe
Argentina
Santa Cruz [Argentina]
South America
Abrothrix olivaceus
Auliscomys micropus
Bubo
Bubo magellanicus
Ctenomys sp.
Eligmodontia
Euneomys
Mammalia
Microcavia australis
Mus musculus
Notiomys edwardsii
Oligoryzomys
Oligoryzomys magellanicus
Oryzomys
Phyllotis xanthopygus
Rodentia
Sigmodontinae
Strigiformes
Tyto alba
Tytonidae
spellingShingle Micromammals
Patagonia
Sigmodontinae
abundance
arid environment
population distribution
rodent
sampling
steppe
Argentina
Santa Cruz [Argentina]
South America
Abrothrix olivaceus
Auliscomys micropus
Bubo
Bubo magellanicus
Ctenomys sp.
Eligmodontia
Euneomys
Mammalia
Microcavia australis
Mus musculus
Notiomys edwardsii
Oligoryzomys
Oligoryzomys magellanicus
Oryzomys
Phyllotis xanthopygus
Rodentia
Sigmodontinae
Strigiformes
Tyto alba
Tytonidae
Cueto, Gerardo Ruben
Rodents from southern Patagonian semi-arid steppes (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)
topic_facet Micromammals
Patagonia
Sigmodontinae
abundance
arid environment
population distribution
rodent
sampling
steppe
Argentina
Santa Cruz [Argentina]
South America
Abrothrix olivaceus
Auliscomys micropus
Bubo
Bubo magellanicus
Ctenomys sp.
Eligmodontia
Euneomys
Mammalia
Microcavia australis
Mus musculus
Notiomys edwardsii
Oligoryzomys
Oligoryzomys magellanicus
Oryzomys
Phyllotis xanthopygus
Rodentia
Sigmodontinae
Strigiformes
Tyto alba
Tytonidae
description The little-known mammalian fauna of southern Santa Cruz Province is studied by means of live-trapping and examination of owl pellets at 11 localities. Thirty-nine individuals of seven species were recorded in a total of 753 trap nights during the years of 2004 and 2005. Additionally, we identified 376 prey items from a total of 130 pellets cast by Barn owls (Tyto alba) and Magellanic horned owls (Bubo magellanicus). Abrothrix olivaceus [Waterhouse, 1839. The zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle. Part II: Mammalia., London.] and Eligmodontia sp. were the most abundant trapped species and the best represented in pellet samples. Other rodents identified were Ctenomys sp., Euneomys sp., Loxodontomys micropus, Microcavia australis, Mus musculus, Notiomys edwardsii, Oligoryzomys magallanicus, and Phyllotis xanthopygus. The mammal sampling effected by live-traps and owls was rarely coincident, with some species collected only by traps or by owls. New recording localities for N. edwardsii and O. magellanicus enlarge the known distribution of these species in Santa Cruz province by 270 km west and 70 km north, respectively. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
author Cueto, Gerardo Ruben
author_facet Cueto, Gerardo Ruben
author_sort Cueto, Gerardo Ruben
title Rodents from southern Patagonian semi-arid steppes (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)
title_short Rodents from southern Patagonian semi-arid steppes (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)
title_full Rodents from southern Patagonian semi-arid steppes (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)
title_fullStr Rodents from southern Patagonian semi-arid steppes (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Rodents from southern Patagonian semi-arid steppes (Santa Cruz Province, Argentina)
title_sort rodents from southern patagonian semi-arid steppes (santa cruz province, argentina)
publishDate 2008
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01401963_v72_n1_p56_Cueto
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01401963_v72_n1_p56_Cueto
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