Check List 9(6): 1510-1513, doi: 10.15560/9.6.1510
Mammals of protected area “La Poligonal” and neighborhood areas in Tandilia hills, Buenos Aires, Argentina
expand article infoMelina Alicia Velasco‡, María Ayelén Lutz‡§, Igor Berkunsky|, Federico Pablo Kacoliris‡, María Silvia López-Santoro|
‡ Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina§ Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científica y Técnicas (CONICET), uenos Aires, Argentina| Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Tandil, Argentina¶ Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científica y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina

Corresponding author: Melina Alicia Velasco ( mellazuli@hotmail.com )

© Melina Alicia Velasco, María Ayelén Lutz, Igor Berkunsky, Federico Pablo Kacoliris, María Silvia López-Santoro.
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC0 Public Domain Dedication.
Citation: Velasco MA, Lutz MA, Berkunsky I, Kacoliris FP, López-Santoro MS (2013) Mammals of protected area “La Poligonal” and neighborhood areas in Tandilia hills, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Check List 9(6): 1510-1513. https://doi.org/10.15560/9.6.1510
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Abstract
The information about richness and distribution of the mammals that inhabit the highland grasslands of the Tandilia hills is scarce. The main objective of this work was to provide a list of the mammal species that inhabiting the protected area “La Poligonal” in the Tandilia hills. We report species of confirmed presence and also species of potential presence. We also identified the conservation status of each one. Our results showed a total of 39 mammal species, with 32 native species and seven exotic species. These species represent 35 genera, and are grouped in 17 families and seven orders. The most diverse order was Rodentia represented for 15 species. Two species in Argentina are catalogued as Near Threatened, one is vulnerable and the rest are catalogued as Least Concern. We hope this work lead to further research aimed at deeper understanding of the biodiversity of mammals of the Tandilia hills.