Since the recognition of hantavirus as the agent responsible for haemorrhagic fever in
Eurasia in the 1970s and, 20 years later, the descovery of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome …

In this chapter we provide an updated checklist of Caatinga mammals, with a critical review
of previous lists, and an overview of our current knowledge on the distribution and …

Se presenta una lista comentada de los mamíferos terrestres, acuáticos y marinos nativos
de Perú, incluyendo sus nombres comunes, la distribución por ecorregiones y los estados …

Despite major advances in mammal research, there are knowledge gaps regarding
distribution, composition, and the functional role of mammal species within agricultural and …

We describe in this paper a new genus and species of cricetid rodent from the Atlantic Forest
of Brazil, one of the most endangered eco-regions of the world. The new form displays some …

Cerrado and Caatinga are neighboring open biomes of tropical South America, but their
vegetation, soil, and climate characteristics render them distinctive formations. Despite these …

The tribe Oryzomyini is an impressive group of rodents, comprising 30 extant genera and an
estimated 147 species. Recent remarkable advances in the understanding of the diversity …

The Cerrado biome is one of the global hotspots of biodiversity, and non-volant small
mammals represent a significant portion of Cerrado species richness (45%) and endemism …

ABSTRACT The Atlantic Forest has great environment heterogeneity, mainly related to the
latitudinal and altitudinal amplitude, which reflects in significant changes in climate and …

Marsh rats of the genus Holochilus are broadly distributed and inhabit several distinct
environments throughout South America. As an enigmatic group with a somewhat uncertain …