Southernmost records of Dromiciops gliroides: extending its distribution beyond the Valdivian rainforest

Authors

  • Roberto F Nespolo Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
  • Esteban Oda Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Universidad Austral de Chile, campus Isla Teja s/n, Valdivia, Chile.
  • Gloria B. Rodríguez Gómez Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
  • Francisco E Fonturbel Instituto de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Av. Universidad 330, Valparaíso, Chile. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8585-2816

Keywords:

activity patterns, camera traps, geography, Microbiotheria, temperate rainforest

Abstract

The geographic range of a species is often limited by sampling approaches, underestimating the actual distribution. This is likely the case of Dromiciops gliroides (Microbiotheria), an endemic marsupial from southern South America. We used camera-traps to record D. gliroides for the first time in Chaitén and Futaleufú (southern Chile), expanding its known distribution 100 km to the south. Climate and forest composition in this area differs from the typical Valdivian rainforest. Activity assessments show a narrow activity patterns compared to northern populations.

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Published

2020-05-14

How to Cite

Nespolo, R. F., Oda, E., Rodríguez Gómez, G. B., & Fonturbel, F. E. (2020). Southernmost records of Dromiciops gliroides: extending its distribution beyond the Valdivian rainforest. Gayana, 83(2), 145-149. Retrieved from https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/gayana/article/view/1914

Issue

Vol. 83 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Comunicaciones breves