The Xenarthra, which are endemic to the Americas, consist of two distinct clades, the Pilosa
(anteaters and sloths) and the Cingulata (armadillos). The association between xenarthrans …

La evaluación de especies según su riesgo de extinción se ha convertido en una importante
herramienta de decisión para la implementación de políticas de conservación. En este …

With just five species, the Paraguayan primate fauna is less diverse than its neighbours and,
perhaps as a result of this, few biologists have chosen the country for their primate studies …

Abstract Chaetophractus villosus (Desmarest, 1804) is commonly known as the large hairy
armadillo. It is one of two living species of Chaetophractus. Like all armadillos, it bears a …

The capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, is a semiaquatic herbivorous rodent widely
distributed in South American wetlands. Some authors have proposed the existence of two …

Paved roads are a solution for communication between human societies, but at the same
time, their expansion is detrimental to wildlife. In this work, vertebrate mortality events due to …

Understanding the effects of land use on landscape configuration as a proxy for ecological
connectivity is necessary to envision territorial management and planning and promote …

Four species of canids have long been documented in Paraguay, but we have learnt little
about their ecology in the country since the works of Azara and Rengger in the early 19th …

Presentamos el primer registro de Pygoderma bilabiatum para el Departamento Central y
en un ambiente urbano en Paraguay, con comentarios sobre su ecología. Un individuo …

Two species of procyonid (Nasua nasua and Procyon cancrivorus) and one species of
mephitid (Conepatus chinga) have long been documented to occur in Paraguay, but very …