Levantamento da mastofauna do campus da UFRB Cruz das Almas - BA

Abstract

The mammals exert an important role in the biota, due to your diet, size and tolerance to environmental variability. The forest fragmentation has led to constant decreasing in their abundance. Therefore, this work aims to inventory the mammal species at forest fragments of Atlantic Forest, on the campus of Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia in Cruz das Almas Municipality, Bahia State, Brazil, in order to develop future preservation actions. Were used methods of visual records and recognize traces and interviews with local residents. We recorded eight species of non-flying mammals. The orders with more representativity were Primates, Carnivora and Cingulata. The genus Callithrix was observed colonizing new areas. There were no footprints in the sand plots. Cerdocyon thous and Leopardus tigrinus were considered locally extinct or possibly locally extinct. The reduced levels of species on campus may be related to anthropic pressure, such as loss and environmental change, poaching and waste disposal. This fact prompted the need to promote environmental planning actions aiming for the conservation of these areas.