Identidade, riqueza e abundãncia de pequenos mamíferos (Rodentia e Didelphimorphia) de área de Floresta com Araucária no estado do Paraná, Brasil

Abstract

Rodents and Marsupials are an important component of the fauna in the Neotropical region. Studies about richness and abundance of these animals in the Araucaria Forests are scarce, and here we present an inventory at Piraí do Sul National Forest. This area has approximately 150 ha, surrounded by pastures and Pinus plantations. Pitfall, Shermann and Tomahawk traps were disposed at the main vegetation types found in this National Forest. At least a pair of each species were collected. As a result, during 5.892 traps.night we had a total of 1.049 captures, representing 17 species: Akodon montensis, Bibimys labiosus, Brucepattersonius iheringi, Cryptonanus sp., Didelphis albiventris, D. aurita, Gracilinanus microtarsus, Juliomys ossitenuis, Monodelphis americana, M. scalops, Myocastor coypus, Nectomys squamipes, Oligoryzomys nigripes, Oxymycterus judex, O. nasutus, Sooretamys angouya and Thaptomys nigrita. Pitfall represented 67% of the total, and eight species were recorded only by this method. Akodon montensis, O. nigripes and T. nigrita were the most abundant species.