Small mammals (Didelphimorphia, Chiroptera and Rodentia) in Tyto furcata (Barn Owl) (Aves, Tytonidae) pellets from a seasonal forest in southern Brazil
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Akodon, Mus, Oligoryzomys, Pellets, Santa Catarina StateAbstract
Birds of prey pellets provide an important source of specimens for small mammal surveys in a short time and at a low cost. Here we analysed craniomandibular material and teeth of small mammals obtained from Tyto furcata pellets from an area of Seasonal Forest in the southern part of the Atlantic Forest, in the municipality of Coronel Freitas, western Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil. We recorded 342 individuals of 10 species: one marsupial (Didelphidae; 0.29% of individuals), one chiropteran (Vespertilionidae; 0.29%) and eight rodents (Cricetidae and Muridae; 99.42%). Oligoryzomys sp. were the most frequent taxon in the sample (51.17%), followed by Mus musculus (25.15%) and Akodon montensis (12.28%). The sample also included species with few records in Seasonal Forest areas, such as Cryptonanus guahybae, Brucepattersonius iheringi and Calomys tener. The dominance of rodents in barn owl pellets from Coronel Freitas follows the pattern observed in other areas of southern Brazil. The occurrence of species from open (Calomys tener and Necromys lasiurus) and forested (Akodon montensis and Brucepattersonius iheringi) environments reflects the different uses of the soil locally, while the presence of murids and the high frequency of Oligoryzomys are associated with the anthropic impact in the study area.
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