Observaciones de forrajeo en recursos florales por Phyllotis haggardi (Rodentia: Cricetidae) en un ecosistema de páramo al sur del Ecuador

Authors

Carlos Nivelo-Villavicencio, Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral (IDEAus-CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Argentina
Bruno Timbe, Laboratorio de Ecología - Escuela de Biología, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador
Pedro X. Astudillo, Laboratorio de Ecología - Escuela de Biología, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador

Abstract

The Haggard’s Big-eared Mouse (Phyllotis haggardi) is an endemic species from Ecuador. This species lives in the high Andean region where it is recorded with relative ease; however, very little is known about its ecology. This study presents for first time, observations made on its feeding behavior, on three species of herbaceous plants, specifically on flower resources in the herbaceous paramo ecosystem in southern Ecuador. The observed behavior showed that P. haggardi could behave as a pollinator of Xenophyllum humile in paramo environments.

DOI

10.1080/23766808.2021.1964912

Recommended Citation

Nivelo-Villavicencio, Carlos; Timbe, Bruno; and Astudillo, Pedro X. (2021) "Observaciones de forrajeo en recursos florales por Phyllotis haggardi (Rodentia: Cricetidae) en un ecosistema de páramo al sur del Ecuador," Neotropical biodiversity: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 41.
DOI: 10.1080/23766808.2021.1964912
Available at: https://ikiam.researchcommons.org/neotropical-diversity/vol7/iss1/41