Social behavior of Euphractus sexcinctus during a reproductive event in a protected forest of northeastern Argentina

GOMEZ N. E.; KOWALEWSKI M. M.; ROMERO V. L.; ABBA A. M.

Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos

Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos

Año: 2019 vol. 1 p. 1 - 8

In this note we describe for the f rst time in Argentina, an event that involved social (tolerance, proximity and sniff ng), reproductive (mounting and chasing) and exploratory (sniff ng entrances, digging and f lling) behaviors of f ve individuals of Euphractus sexcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 in a mesophile forest of Mburucuyá National Park, Corrientes Province. These behaviors were observed at f ve entrances of a possible common burrow, a new trait for this species. For this region, observations suggest a mating period from August to November. All these observations contribute with new knowledge to the natural history of the species in Argentina