Updating the distribution and population status of jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy, 1803) (Mammalia, Carnivora , Felidae), in the southernmost part of its distribution range

LUENGOS VIDAL, ESTELA M.; GUERISOLI, MARIA DE LAS MERCEDES; CARUSO NICOLAS C; LUHERINI, MAURO

Check List - Journal of Biodiversity

Centro de Referencia em Informacao Ambiental

Año: 2017 vol. 13 p. 75 - 79

1809-127X

We report new occurrence records of Puma yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy, 1803), a widely distributed but little known Neotropical carnivore, obtained over the last 10 years in Buenos Aires province, central Argentina. The records were collected through camera trapping surveys (n=384 stations) and 195 interviews to local inhabitants. Our results improve our understanding of the species geographic range, especially in its southernmost limit, and abundance, and confirm the need for more detailed studies to better assess the conservation status of the species in central Argentina and other parts of its range.