Filling a gap in Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) distribution range: new record in La Rioja province, Argentina

A pelt of an Andean Cat specimen was discovered in La Rioja Province, Argentina, a region with no previous data recorded, located in a large distribution gap between the two currently identified evolutionarily significant units (ESU).  This new record not only improves our knowledge about the specie...

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Main Authors: Cintia Gisele Tellaeche, María de las Mercedes Guerisoli, Constanza Napolitano, Dante Luis Di Nucci, Juan Ignacio Reppucci
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Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5392
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author Cintia Gisele Tellaeche
María de las Mercedes Guerisoli
Constanza Napolitano
Dante Luis Di Nucci
Juan Ignacio Reppucci
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description A pelt of an Andean Cat specimen was discovered in La Rioja Province, Argentina, a region with no previous data recorded, located in a large distribution gap between the two currently identified evolutionarily significant units (ESU).  This new record not only improves our knowledge about the species distribution but can also provide relevant genetic information for a better understanding of the relationship between the two ESU.
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spelling doaj.art-d6cdb08ae0f54a33a9d4e33e276ae55f2022-12-21T18:37:36ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072020-02-01122152761527810.11609/jott.5392.12.2.15276-152785392Filling a gap in Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) distribution range: new record in La Rioja province, ArgentinaCintia Gisele Tellaeche0María de las Mercedes Guerisoli1Constanza Napolitano2Dante Luis Di Nucci3Juan Ignacio Reppucci4 Alianza Gato Andino; Centro de Estudios Territoriales Ambientales y Sociales (CETAS), Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, Alberdi 47, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina.Grupo de Genética y Ecología en Conservación y Biodiversidad, División Mastozoología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Av. Angel Gallardo 470, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Biodiversidad, Universidad de Los Lagos, Av. Fuchslocher 1305, Osorno, Chile; Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB), Santiago, Chile; Alianza Gato Andino.Fundación de Historia Natural Félix de Azara - Hidalgo 775, 7mo piso, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.Alianza Gato Andino; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Administración de Parques Nacionales-Delegación Noroeste (APN-DRNOA), Santa Fé 23, Salta, Argentina.A pelt of an Andean Cat specimen was discovered in La Rioja Province, Argentina, a region with no previous data recorded, located in a large distribution gap between the two currently identified evolutionarily significant units (ESU).  This new record not only improves our knowledge about the species distribution but can also provide relevant genetic information for a better understanding of the relationship between the two ESU.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5392andescarnivore peltevolutionarily significant unitspoachingsmall wild cat
spellingShingle Cintia Gisele Tellaeche
María de las Mercedes Guerisoli
Constanza Napolitano
Dante Luis Di Nucci
Juan Ignacio Reppucci
Filling a gap in Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) distribution range: new record in La Rioja province, Argentina
Journal of Threatened Taxa
andes
carnivore pelt
evolutionarily significant units
poaching
small wild cat
title Filling a gap in Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) distribution range: new record in La Rioja province, Argentina
title_full Filling a gap in Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) distribution range: new record in La Rioja province, Argentina
title_fullStr Filling a gap in Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) distribution range: new record in La Rioja province, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Filling a gap in Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) distribution range: new record in La Rioja province, Argentina
title_short Filling a gap in Andean Cat Leopardus jacobita (Cornalia, 1865) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) distribution range: new record in La Rioja province, Argentina
title_sort filling a gap in andean cat leopardus jacobita cornalia 1865 mammalia carnivora felidae distribution range new record in la rioja province argentina
topic andes
carnivore pelt
evolutionarily significant units
poaching
small wild cat
url https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/5392
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