Primer registro fotográfico del gato andino Leopardus jacobita (Carnivora: Felidae) en Pitumarca, Perú

Byron Cristian Guzmán Marín; Ailen Dumont; Jimena Guerrero

doi:10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-05-20

First photographic record of the andean cat Leopardus jacobita (Carnivora: Felidae) in Pitumarca, Perú

Authors

Byron Cristian Guzmán Marín Fundación Coordinación de Felinos Silvestres, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7051-1154
Ailen Dumont Fundación Coordinación de Felinos Silvestres, Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4986-696X
Jimena Guerrero Sociedad Científica de Investigación Transdisciplinaria y Especialización, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2197-2402

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-05-20

Keywords:

Conservation, endangered, felines, Leopardus jacobita, threats

Abstract

In this note we report the first photographic record of the Andean cat (L. jacobita) in the district of Pitumarca, Peru, within the framework of the “Andean cat project”.
The feline was photographed when it was hunting a vizcacha (Lagidium viscacia) in
a rocky high mountain habitat; the characteristics of this record coincide with what was previously reported for the species throughout its distribution. The proximity of highways to this new record, could affect the connectivity among populations of L. jacobita.

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Published

2022-06-06

How to Cite

Guzmán Marín, B. C., Dumont, A., & Guerrero, J. (2022). First photographic record of the andean cat Leopardus jacobita (Carnivora: Felidae) in Pitumarca, Perú. Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 66(1), 52–56. https://doi.org/10.30550/j.azl/2022.66.1/2022-05-20