Small vertebrates in the spectacled bear’s diet (Tremarctos ornatus Cuvier, 1825) in the north of Peru

Authors

  • Fiorella N. Gonzales 1 Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín. Av. Alcides Carrión s/n, Arequipa, Perú. 2 Asociación para la Investigación y Conservación ZOE, Arequipa. Urb. Casa de campo A-33. Sachaca, Arequipa, Perú.
  • Javier Neira-Llerena Asociación para la Investigación y Conservación ZOE, Arequipa. Urb. Casa de campo A-33. Sachaca, Arequipa, Perú.
  • Gabriel Llerena 1 Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín. Av. Alcides Carrión s/n, Arequipa, Perú. 2 Asociación para la Investigación y Conservación ZOE, Arequipa. Urb. Casa de campo A-33. Sachaca, Arequipa, Perú.
  • Horacio Zeballos 1 Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín. Av. Alcides Carrión s/n, Arequipa, Perú. 2 Instituto de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Territorio y Energías Renovables, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel, Lima 32, Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v23i1.11834

Keywords:

birds, diet, generalist, rodents.

Abstract

There have been numerous studies about Spectacled bear´s diet, however little is known about the small vertebrates it consumes. This study present nine vertebrate species (seven rodent and two birds) as preys of the Spectacled bear, based on the analysis of six feces collected from two locations Upa (Amazonas) and Lagunas Arreviatadas (Cajamarca) in northern Peru. Six of these records were new food items and a new family Caviidae. Vertebrates were found only in the Upa location. Additionally a sampling of small non flying mammals was conducted in there. Our results suggest that the Spectacled bear would be a generalist species. It prefers plants, however if it finds vertebrates in the environment, it could feed on them.

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Published

05/28/2016

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2016)

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Copyright (c) 2016 Fiorella N. Gonzales, Javier Neira-Llerena, Gabriel Llerena, Horacio Zeballos

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How to Cite

Gonzales, Fiorella N., Javier Neira-Llerena, Gabriel Llerena, and Horacio Zeballos. 2016. “Small Vertebrates in the Spectacled bear’s Diet (Tremarctos Ornatus Cuvier, 1825) in the North of Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 23 (1): 61-66. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v23i1.11834.