Contributions to the mammalogy of Chile

Ronald H. Pine; Sterling D. Miller; Mel L. Schamberger

doi:10.1515/mamm.1979.43.3.339

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Contributions to the mammalogy of Chile

Ronald H. Pine·Sterling D. Miller·Mel L. Schamberger

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Abstract

Collections of mammals were made during more than three years of biological investigations in Chile sponsored by the Corporación Nacional Forestal under the aegis of the Peace Corps (Smithsonian Environmental Program). Genera and species hitherto unreported for that country were taken and many useful data concerning distributional patterns of other (mostly little-known) species were gathered. These collections have also proved valuable in better understanding Chilean mammals from a taxonomic point of view and contribute knowledge of the species' natural history. Specimens are to be deposited in the (United States) National Museum of Natural History (USNM) or are to be retained by the Corporación Nacional Forestal, Avda, Bulnes 285, Depto. 401, Santiago. Numbers provided below are field numbers. A final division of specimens between the two institutions has not yet been made. A number of specimens reported here were not taken by Peace Corps personnel but have been obtained by the National Museum of Natural History from other sources. Specimens in the Field Museum of Natural History (FMNH) were used in making comparisons. Some of Fulk's (GWF) specimens are at Texas Tech University. Other are at the Servicio Agricola y Ganadero in Santiago (as are specimens of some introduced species taken by Schamberger). Reise's (DF) are at the Universidad de Chile-Concepción and in his personal collection.

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Source-reported bounding extent: -55.98° to -17.5° latitude; -109.45° to -66.42° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Ronald H. Pine, Sterling D. Miller, Mel L. Schamberger. 1979. Contributions to the mammalogy of Chile. https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.1979.43.3.339

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