Vol. 5 (2024): Number 1

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Despite its abundance and important role in ecosystems, the diet of the Mexican cottontail, Sylvilagus cunicularius, has not been studied enough.   Previous studies report only the consumption of Poaceae species by this cottontail.  In this note, we report the consumption of Eryngium proteiflorum by the Mexican cottontail at Pico del Águila located on top of the Ajusco volcano, México City, México.  Cottontails consume E. proteiflorum leaves from the base to avoid spikes, and they use this source of food all year.  Therefore, E. proteiflorum could be an important source of nutrition for cottontails, and they appear to be important consumers of this plant.
(Photography by Glebskiy et al., 2024)

Published: 2024-02-09

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    Rubén Ortega-Álvarez, Lázaro Guevara
    1-4
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-139

  • First record of Cyttarops alecto in Ecuador

    Isabela Vivas-Toro, María A. Camacho, Santiago F. Burneo
    5-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-140

  • Record of alopecia in the bat Artibeus jamaicensis in Córdoba, Veracruz, México

    Itandehui Hernández-Aguilar, Consuelo Lorenzo, Jorge Bolaños-Citalán, Gloria Tapia-Ramírez, Jesús R. Hernández-Montero
    11-15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-141

  • New record of the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) in the forests of the Río Sapo basin, El Salvador

    Xochilt Pocasangre-Orellana, Francisco S. Álvarez
    16-19
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-142

  • Geographic distribution of tropical cacomixtle (Bassariscus sumichrasti) in Puebla, México

    Luis Ángel Pozos-López, Noé González-Ruiz, José Ramírez-Pulido
    20-23
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-143

  • Consumption of Eryngium proteiflorum by the Mexican cottontail (Sylvilagus cunicularius)

    Yury Glebskiy, Daniela Aimee Parra-Campos, Zenón Cano-Santana
    24-27
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-144

  • Cotton rat (Sigmodon toltecus) as part of the diet of the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis annectens)

    Laura Elena Vázquez-Maldonado, Yolanda Hortelano-Moncada, Paul Jafet Berges-Cervera, Alberto Delgado-Estrella, Julieta Vargas-Cuenca
    28-31
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-145

  • Diversity of phyllostomid bats in four caves in the Dominican Republic

    Erika de Los Santos Durán, Moisés Pescador Garriel
    32-38
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-22-146

  • Notable gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) record in southern México City

    Pablo César Hernández-Romero, David Alexander Prieto-Torres, Francisco Botello, Carlos E. Muench-Spitzer
    39-43
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-147

  • Hematological profile of wild vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) from the Apolobamba National Natural Integrated Management Area, Bolivia

    Jose Luis Mollericona-Quispe, Paola Alarcón-Silva, Humber Alberto-Alberto, Cinthia Coronel-Mamani, Adalid Alfaro-Flores, Oscar Loayza-Cossio, Robert Wallace
    44-50
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-148

  • Urocyon cinereoargenteus predating to Canis lupus familiaris in an anthropized tropical environment

    Viridiana Méndez-Ramírez, Ricardo Serna-Lagunes
    51-55
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-149

  • Smell fruits selection behavior by a Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) in Quintana Roo, México

    Andrés Arias-Alzate, Heliot Zarza, Juan Fernando Acevedo-Quintero
    56-59
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-150

  • First records of Myotis ruber and Molossus pretiosus for the state of Ceará, Northeast Brazil

    Nadia Santos-Cavalcante, José Luís Passos Cordeiro, Hugo Fernandes-Ferreira, Giovanny Augusto Camacho Antevere Mazzarotto, Aldo Caccavo, Marcione Brito de Oliveira
    60-68
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-151

  • Diversity of mammals in Cerro Páramo Miraflores Regional Park, Huila, Colombia: analysis of structure and composition

    Camila A. Díaz-B, Jose Luis Ladino-Moreno
    69-78
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-152

  • Big eyes on the Island: First record of Chiroderma villosum of Cozumel Island, México and bat species richness in the Caribbean islands

    Noel A. Rivas-Camo, Paulina A. Sabido-Villanueva, Rodrigo A. Medellín
    79-83
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12933/therya_notes-24-153