Distribution and conservation of the bamboo rat Kannabateomys amblyonyx (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Authors

  • Fabiano Aguiar da Silva Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdades Integradas de Cataguases, Rua Romualdo Menezes, 701, Bairro Menezes, Cataguases, MG, Brasil, CEP 36773-084
  • Clodoaldo Lopes de Assis Associação Regional de Proteção Ambiental (ARPA - Cataguases), Praça Manoel Inácio Peixoto, nº 96, Centro, Cataguases, MG, Brasil, CEP 36770-073
  • Ricardo Aguiar da Silva Agropecuária Santana do Deserto Ltda, Fazenda Santa Clara, estrada Mar de Espanha s/n, Sossego, Santana do Deserto, Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Vanessa Cardoso Antunes AMBIOTECH Consultoria, Rua Desembargador Vieira Cavalcanti, 282 A, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
  • Gisele Lessa Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Museu de Zoologia João Moojen. Vila Gianetti, casa 32, Campus Universitário, 36571-000, Viçosa, MG, Brasil
  • Fernando Marques Quintela Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Bento Gonçalves 9.500, Bairro Agronomia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, CEP 91501-970

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/nbc.2012.71.04

Abstract

This note reports data on occurrence of the echimyid Kannabateomys amblyonyx in Minas Gerais State, southeastern Brazil. Data were obtained from consult to 26 museums, bibliography search and field sampling. We found nine municipalities with species records, eight within the Atlantic Forest biome and one in the transitional area between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado. Habitats occupied comprised bamboo groves in Montane Stational Semidecidual Forest, Submontane Stational Semidecidual Forest and bamboo patches located in middle of open area, originally covered by Submontane Stational Semidecidual Forest. Potential impacts detected were deforestation, fires, hunting and the presence of livestock and domestic dogs. 

Key words: bamboo rat, Atlantic Forest, threats, records.

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2012-03-22

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2012): January/April

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