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A study conducted by researchers from the University of Guayaquil, the National Biodiversity Institute (Inabio), the Center for Sustainable Biodiversity Research – Bios and Forest Resources Management confirmed the presence of 12 species of large and medium-sized mammals within the Puyango Petrified Shelter Forest, a natural area of high paleontological value located between the departments of El Oro and Loja.
During 84 days of active sampling, researchers Jaime A. Salas, I. Benjamín Navas, Kevin Peñafiel, Ronald Bravo-Salinas, and Cindy M. Hurtado (Salas and Bravo are associated with Inabio), Won 156 independent photography competitionsTwelve species of native large and medium-sized mammals were recorded, distributed in seven families, five orders and eleven genera. In addition, four introduced species were recorded: Pig sow （Swede), House wolf （Canidae), Equus （Mako) yes ox （Bovidae).
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One of the most commonly recorded species Report to Ella Barbara (Companion Head), kangaroo (Common Possum) and Crab-eating raccoon (Crab-eating raccoon), Species that are considered highly adapted to fragmented or disturbed habitats and have a wide geographical distribution in western Ecuador, but e.g. take a break (Ringtail Coati), Leopard Leopard (Ocelot) and Lactobacillus versicolor (tigrillo) was less common in this study.
Possible explanations for low detectability Nepenthes nasua yes sparrow Their population density in this shelterbelt is low, because they showed higher relative abundance values in similar studies. Lactobacillus versicolor This may be due to the species’ reproductive biology, which results in low typical population densities; These species may also have limited habitat use in the area.
There is an alarming lack of records in the study area for some terrestrial mammal species that are widely distributed in the country; for example, carnivores such as jaguars (Leopard), Yaguarundi (Epinephelus chinensis) and snow ferrets (Candidae); insectivores, such as the northern anteater (Mexican Anteater); Omnivores, such as the collared peccary (Dicotyledonous plants) and frugivores, such as the Central American agouti (Spotted stink bug).
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Jaguars, ferrets, northern anteaters, collared peccaries, and Central American agouti have recently been recorded in several sites and reserves in the Ecuadorian coast provinces of Manabi, Los Rios, Guayas, and El Oro.
for this reason, Its absence in the study area may reflect the process of local defaun- ation in Puyango. Arising from the non-selective removal or elimination of species and exacerbated by loss of habitat quality.
The statement said the aim of the study was to assess the richness, abundance and activity patterns of large and medium-sized mammals in the Puyango Petrified Shelter Forest and comment on their threats and conservation priorities.
In this sense, generally speaking, the main The threats facing these species are land use changes due to deforestation and expansion of agricultural frontiers.population growth and illegal trade, a commonality along the Ecuadorian coast.
also, Domestic dogs may pose unreported threat to mammals medium- and large-sized species in the Puyango petrified shelterbelt, as they may cause the transmission of pathogens and diseases to native mammal populations, as well as competition for resources, leading to overlapping behavioral patterns and even predation. (I)
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