Record of melanism in Tamandua tetradactyla (Pilosa: Myrmecophagidae) in Perú

Alejandro Portillo; Stefanía Sibille; Nadia Panaifo

doi:10.15381/rpb.v29i2.22106

Authors

Alejandro Portillo Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Paraninfo Universitario (Plaza de armas s/n), Cusco, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2420-5791
Stefanía Sibille Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Av. La Molina s/n La Molina, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1094-8615
Nadia Panaifo Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana, Jirón Nauta, Iquitos, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1656-5201

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v29i2.22106

Keywords:

Melanism, Myrmecophagidae, Tamandua tetradactyla, Huanuco, Perú

Abstract

A case of melanism in Tamandua tetradactyla (Myrmecophagidae) is recorded, based on an individual observed in the Huánuco Department, Peru. Two previous records are found in the iNaturalist database. With this record, the number of melanistic mammal species in Peru increases to four. It should be noted that cases of melanism in this species have already been reported in the Neotropics.

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