Check List 19(1): 133-139, doi: 10.15560/19.1.133
Unseen for 43 years! A new occurrence of Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Rodentia, Sciuridae) in Honduras
Manfredo A. Turcios-Casco‡, Golver S. Hernández‡, Felix E. Mancía‡, Carlos F. Molinero‡, José Muñoz‡, Celeste M. López§, Nicté Ordóñez-Garza|¶‡ Aserradero Sansone, Tegucigalpa, Honduras§ Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Ilheus, Brazil| Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, United States of America¶ Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Quito, Ecuador
Corresponding author: Manfredo A. Turcios-Casco ( manturcios21@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Terrence C Demos © Manfredo A. Turcios-Casco, Golver S. Hernández, Felix E. Mancía, Carlos F. Molinero, José Muñoz, Celeste M. López, Nicté Ordóñez-Garza. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Turcios-Casco MA, Hernández GS, Mancía FE, Molinero CF, Muñoz J, López CM, Ordóñez-Garza N (2023) Unseen for 43 years! A new occurrence of Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Rodentia, Sciuridae) in Honduras. Check List 19(1): 133-139. https://doi.org/10.15560/19.1.133 |  |
Abstract
We report an occurrence of Glaucomys volans (Linnaeus, 1758) in Honduras after 43 years since its last verified record. The observation was in an area in which forestry and silvicultural activities are carried out for the sustainable exploitation of logging and timber of Pinus oocarpa in Las Lechuzas, department of Olancho (eastern Honduras). This record supports the initiation of new conservation activities in areas in which forestry is being implemented; population studies and the protection of their refuges are the priorities at its southernmost locality.
Keywords
Central America, forestry management, pine forest, silvicultural activities, Southern Flying Squirrel