Nuevos registros y extensiones de distribución de mamíferos para Guanajuato, México

A new study expands the known mammal biodiversity of Guanajuato, Mexico, by documenting 11 previously unrecorded species and extending the distribution ranges of 14 others. The research, conducted between 2003 and 2006 in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, identified 25 mammal species—including three endemic Mexican rodents (Peromyscus difficilis, P. levipes, and P. melanophrys) and the first record of the vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) for the state. The findings, based on 364 specimens from five families, update the region's mammal inventory to 98 species. Notably, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae was flagged as a protected species. This work strengthens baseline data for conservation efforts in one of Mexico's UNESCO-listed sites.

Elizalde-Arellano, C., López-Vidal, J. C., Uhart, E. Q., Campos-Rodríguez, J. I., & Hernández-Arciga, R. (2010). Nuevos registros y extensiones de distribución de mamíferos para Guanajuato, México. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (N.S.), 26(1), 73–98. https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2010.261681