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Title
The mountain paca (Cuniculus taczanowskii, Rodentia, Cuniculidae): A new mammal record for Bolivia / La jayupa de la altura (Cuniculus taczanowskii, rodentia, cuniculidae), un nuevo registro de mamifero para la fauna de Bolivia
Author(s)
Boris Ríos-Uzeda; Robert B. Wallace; Julieta Vargas
Published
2004
Publisher
Mastozoología Neotropical
Abstract
In October 2002 we collected a specimen of the mountain paca (Cuniculus taczanowskii). This collection represents the first record of this species for Bolivia. In this note we describe the morphological characteristics that differentiate C. taczanowskii from C. paca, a more common species from the lowland forests of Bolivia, indicating observed differences with reference to those cited by previous authors. In addition, a brief habitat description is given for the collection site and a possible distribution for Bolivia is provided on the basis of personal communications from other investigators. / En esta nota se reporta el primer registro de Cuniculus taczanowskii para la fauna de Bolivia, basado en un espécimen colectado en Octubre del año 2002. Para facilitar identificaciones, esta nota incluye comparaciones morfológicas entre esta especie y C. paca, una especie común en los bosques de las tierras bajas de Bolivia. Además, y en base a comunicaciones personales de otros investigadores presentamos una posible distribución de C taczanowskii.en el noroeste de Bolivia.
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PUB35797