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

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Autores principales: Oda,Esteban, Rodríguez-Gómez,Gloria B., Fontúrbel,Francisco E., Soto-Gamboa,Mauricio, Nespolo,Roberto F.
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Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción 2019
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Acceso en línea:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-65382019000200145
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Sumario: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.