2008: Mammalia II: Erinaceomorpha, Soricomorpha,
Lagomorpha, Rodentia.
Guide to the microscope analysis of Italian mammals' hairs: Insectivora, Rodentia and
Lagomorpha. Italian Journal of Zoology 60(2):225-232.
Fischer [von Waldheim], 1814) Carnivora Cerdocyon thous 35.3 64.07 (Linnaeus, 1766) Conepatus chinga 10.0 10.0 80.0 (Molina, 1782) Procyon cancrivorus 100 (G.[Baron] Cuvier, 1798)
Lagomorpha Lepus europaeus 100 (Pallas, 1778) Rodentia Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris 4.3 17.4 73.9 (Linnaeus, 1766) Cuniculus paca 9.6 90.4 (Linnaeus, 1766) Total Taxon N Activity (Order and Species) Pattern Didelphimorphia Didelphis albiventris 4 (Lund, 1840) Pilosa Tamandua tetradactyla 1 (Linnaeus, 1758) Cingulata Dasypus novemcinctus 9 (Linnaeus, 1758) Artiodactyla Mazama gouazoubira 10 Cathemeral (G.
Order
Lagomorpha. In: Alvarez-Castaneda ST, Alvarez T, Gonzalez-Ruiz N, editors.
pecari; Primates: Alouatta senicula, Cebus apella;
Lagomorpha: Sylvilagus floridanus; Pilosa: Tamandua tetradactila.
Taphonomic analysis of Rodentia and
Lagomorpha bone gnawing based upon incisor size.
We classified each prey into size classes based on mass with <1 kg as "small" (S), 1-6 kg as "medium" (M), and >6 kg considered "large" (L) Taxa Common name Size Mammalia Artiodactyla Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed deer L Soricomorpha Sorex cinereus Masked shrew S Blarina brevicauda Short-tailed shrew S
Lagomorpha Sylvilagus spp.
Number of Number of elevated ground Order stations stations (a) Species (n = 21) (n = 39) Carnivora American Marten (Martes americana) 19 19 Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) 0 9 American Mink (Neovison vison) 0 1 Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) 0 2 Short-tailed Weasel (Mustela erminea) 0 2 American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) 2 5 Coyote (Canis latrans) 3 9 Bobcat (Lynx rufus) 3 8 Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor) 1 0 Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) 0 1 Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) 0 1 Western Spotted Skunk (Spilogale gracilis) 0 2 Rodentia Sciuridae 7 31
Lagomorpha Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) 0 9 Artiodactyla Mule or Black-tailed Deer 0 4 (Odocoileus hemionus) (a) All ground stations had bait generally accessible to terrestrial mammals, but 3 ground stations also had elevated baits.