Results of a mammal survey of the Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador

Resumen

A mammal survey was conducted of the Tan¬ dayapa Valley, Pichincha, Ecuador.The Tandayapa Valley is located on the western slope of the Andes (0°00' 13"N, 78°40'70"W), The ecosystem of the sur¬ vey area is subtropical cloud forest.Sherman traps, pitfall traps, and mist nets were used to collect the specimens.Nineteen species of mammals were col¬ lected from the survey area (and two additional spe¬ cies were observed).Among the specimens collected were eight species (Marmosops impavidus, Cryptotis equatoris, Micronycteris megalotis, Dermamira rava, Platyrrhinus dorsalis, Vampyressa thyone, Myotis keaysi, and Neusticomys monticolas) that had not been recorded for this location and three species (Carollia castanea, Vampyressa thyone, and Neusticomys monticolus) that represented new elevation records of their species.Shannon-Wiener diversity analyses were performed for the overall mammalian diversity and the bat diversity, and the values were compared to other nearby locations.