What is it about?
For the first time, we observed and photographed nests of the elusive and endangered Russet rice rat, Euryoryzomys russatus.
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Why is it important?
Our discoveries open new questions about Russet rice rat ecology; questions that will likely help us to better understand why they’re more sensitive to deforestation than other closely related species.
Perspectives
Studying the natural history and ecology of a species is the first step to understand its actions and behaviors on the habitat. These basic informations are still lacking for many living organisms, making their protection even more difficult.
Dr Ricardo S Bovendorp
Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC
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This page is a summary of: A first view of the unseen: nests of an endangered Atlantic Forest rat species, Mammalia, January 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2015-0178.
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