First photographic records of puma Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) and other terrestrial mammals in Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú, Prusia sector, Costa Rica

Yara Azofeifa-Romero; Alexander Monge-Jiménez; Marvin Aguilar-Barboza

doi:10.31687/SaremNMS25.1191

Autores

Yara Azofeifa-Romero Museo de Docencia de Zoología (MDZ), Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica. Laboratorio de Sistemática, Genética y Evolución (LabSGE), Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2874-4207
Alexander Monge-Jiménez Museo de Docencia de Zoología (MDZ), Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Marvin Aguilar-Barboza Sistema Nacional de Conservación (SINAC), Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú, Prusia, Costa Rica.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31687/SaremNMS25.1191

Palavras-chave:

coyote, feline, mammal fauna, montane forest, puma report

Resumo

Knowledge of mammal composition in Costa Rica's protected areas is fundamental for both community ecology studies and conservation decision-making. We conducted an inventory of terrestrial mammals along eight trails in Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú, Prusia sector (PNVI–Pr) using complementary techniques to provide data for conservation planning. The mammalian inventory of PNVI–Pr includes one large-sized species, puma Puma concolor, 13 medium-sized species, and two species and three genera of small-sized mammals. This inventory suggests a rich mammal fauna yet to be fully identified, particularly among rodents and shrews, a pattern commonly observed in montane ecosystems.

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