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Cuadernos de Investigación UNED
Print version ISSN 1659-4266
Abstract
SANCHEZ-BRENES, Ronal J. and MONGE, Javier. El grisón, Galictis vitatta (Carnivora: Mustelidae) en agroecosistemas de café, Costa Rica. Cuadernos de Investigación UNED [online]. 2022, vol.14, n.1, e3796. ISSN 1659-4266. http://dx.doi.org/10.22458/urj.v14i1.3796.
''The grison, Galictis vitatta (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in coffee agroecosystems, Costa Rica''. Introduction: The grison, Gallictis vittata, is a IUCN species of least concern. However, in Mesoamerican countries it is rare and probably endangered, and studies are scarce. Objective: To report G. vitatta in a new habitat. Methods: We placed four camera traps in strategic places such as food sources, burrows, water bodies forest ecotone in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Results: We obtained two records of G. vittata in the transition between coffee plantation and secondary forest. Conclusion: These records expand the known range of G. vittata and provide information for its conservation.
Keywords : Greater grison; trap camera; Carnivora; mustelid.