Photographic record of andean cat (Leopardus jacobita) in Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, Peru

Authors

  • Gabriel Llerena-Reátegui Asociación para la Investigación y Conservación ZOE. Asociación para la Conservación de Carnívoros y Su hábitat - PRO CARNÍVOROS. Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5827-2963
  • Mauricio Pumacota Huachani Asociación para la Conservación de Carnívoros y Su hábitat - PRO CARNÍVOROS. Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca-SERNANP
  • John Machaca Centty Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca-SERNANP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v24i3.13910

Keywords:

Andean Cat, Endangered, recent records, Felidae, Camera trap, Reserva Nacional de Salinas y Aguada Blanca (RNSAB)

Abstract

The Andean cat is a rarest wildcat of South America, categorized as Endangered by IUCN. Its habitat is in the high Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. In Peru, it has been reported in nine departments, and in four natural protected areas. We present two records from Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve from early 2015, in two different locations. The first was near the Pillones village and the second near to Viscachani village; those are the first image record for Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve; previous records were from skins and fecal DNA. Both records are the most recent from Peru and the very firsts complete images of full Andean cats live in the county.

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10/28/2017

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How to Cite

Llerena-Reátegui, Gabriel, Mauricio Pumacota Huachani, and John Machaca Centty. 2017. “Photographic Record of Andean Cat (Leopardus Jacobita) in Salinas Y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 24 (3): 311-14. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v24i3.13910.