Two neotropical spotted felids in the Nevado de Toluca Volcano? The highest altitude records

Leopardus wiedii and Leopardus pardalis are endangered small felids. Its main altitudinal range expands from sea level to 1,500 m. Camera traps were placed in the Matawi Indigenous Park on the Nevado de Toluca Volcano. Photographic records were obtained of L. wiedii at 3,207 masl and of L. pardalis...

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Published inEuropean journal of wildlife research Vol. 70; no. 5; p. 94
Main Authors Zarco-González, Martha Mariela, Balbuena-Serrano, Ángel, Zarco-González, Zuleyma, Monroy-Vilchis, Octavio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2024
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Altitude
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Brief Report
Cameras
Ecology
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
Forests
Leopardus wiedii
Life Sciences
Northern Hemisphere
Online data bases
Rainforests
Sea level
Volcanoes
Zoology
Margay
Matawi
Ocelot
Distribution
Nevado de toluca
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Summary:Leopardus wiedii and Leopardus pardalis are endangered small felids. Its main altitudinal range expands from sea level to 1,500 m. Camera traps were placed in the Matawi Indigenous Park on the Nevado de Toluca Volcano. Photographic records were obtained of L. wiedii at 3,207 masl and of L. pardalis at 3,307 masl. This is the highest altitudinal record for margay in its distribution, and for ocelot is the highest in the northern hemisphere.
ISSN:1612-4642
1439-0574
DOI:10.1007/s10344-024-01847-7