Mammals from the Base de Selva da Pol iacute;cia Militar, Porto Velho, Rond ocirc;nia, Brazil

• Published in: Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 675 - 690
• Main Authors: Raul Afonso Pommer-Barbosa, André Luiz da Cruz Prestes, Welington da Silva Paula do Nascimento, Jéssica Fernanda Teodoro Reis, Geovanna Santos da Silva, Claudia Christian Bezerra de Souza, Flávio Aparecido Terassini, Mizael Andrade Pedersoli, Marcela Alvares Oliveira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 01-10-2023
• Subjects: Camera trap; Madeira River; private protected area
• ISSN: 1809-127X
• DOI: 10.15560/19.5.675

The state of Rondônia harbors 185 of the 399 species of mammals recorded from the Amazon biome, which corresponds to 46.4% of the total number of species. The state is also an important center of diversity and endemism, especially due to the presence of major biogeographical barriers such as the rio Madeira. We employed trap cameras and track surveys to assess the mammal community in the Base de Selva da Polícia Militar in Rondônia state, Brazil. During one year of survey, we recorded 40 species of medium-sized and large mammals, and, in our study, we recorded the highest mammal richness for a locality in Rondônia, which highlights the importance of private protected areas for mammal conservation in the state. Camera-trap records also showed the occurrence of threatened species. Finally, we provide recommendations for additional studies in this region that is threatened by deforestation and expansion of agriculture.