The giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla is categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red
List, and is extinct in several locations as a result of environmental pressures. We present …

The rocky grasslands, environments locally known as campos rupestres, occur mainly along
the Espinhaço Mountains and are considered local centers of biodiversity and endemism in …

The objectives of this study were to determine the richness of medium and large mammal
species in two protected areas of the Espinhaço Mountain Range, state of Minas Gerais …

Habitat loss is considered to be the principal cause of the local extinction of mammals
worldwide. We assessed the extinction pattern of medium-and large-sized mammals caused …

Abstract The Espinhaço Mountains and their rupestrian grasslands hold significant
historical, cultural, and economic value. The discovery of large gold deposits in Espinhaço in …

Microendemism remains a poorly studied phenomenon within Brazil's Caatinga biome, yet
recent research has revealed a number of species complexes with diverging lineages …

Abstract The Chapada das Perdizes is considered a region of high biodiversity, but there are
few studies that describe the small mammals in the region, mainly in higher portions of the …

The diversity of Brazilian mammals is among the highest of the world. However this
exceptional diversity is still widely unknown and great part of it is seriously threatened by …

Here we present an extensive survey for non-volant mammals along the margins of the
Jequitinhonha River, which represents a contact area between the Cerrado and Atlantic …

Abstract Cerrado and Atlantic Forest brazilian biomes are biodiversity hotspots that still have
few areas under legal protection, especially on Minas Gerais State. Protected areas are …