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New altitude record for the long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata) in Mexico

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Knowing the altitudinal limits of species is crucial to better understand their distribution, tolerance limits and interactions. This article aims to report a new altitude record for the long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata) in Mexico. The observation was recorded by a camera trap located at 3,872 meters above sea level on El Pico del Águila in central Mexico. A long-tailed weasel is observed carrying a juvenile Mexican cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularius). This observation expands the altitude range of the weasel in Mexico and is the second-highest record for this species worldwide. Additionally, it is the first record of the Mexican cottontail being preyed upon by the long-tailed weasel.

Source: Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología (Nueva Epoca)

DOI: 10.22201/ie.20074484e.2024.14.2.424

Authors: Yury Glebskiy, Daniela Aimee Parra-Campos, Zenón Cano-Santana

Language: English

Topic: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4408904177

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