Animals Caught on Film at Los Amigos - Continued

The road connects western Brazil across the Andes Mountains to the Pacific coast of Peru.  Using camera traps researchers are able to census the habitats bisected by the new road to see which animals are being affected and locate possible corridors connecting the rainforest.  Students in the course identified three forest types at the Los Amigos Biological Station and placed cameras to test for different habitat use.  Researchers at the station continue to monitor the cameras and have been sending back photos to the class.    

A puma on the trails of Los Amigos!	The short-eared dog looking for food.	The tapir's eyes glow in the dark!

The cameras have captured the following list of animals……so far!

MAMMALS

Nine-banded long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

Yellow armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus)

Short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis)

Tayra (Eira barbara)

Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Puma (Puma concolor)

Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris)

Collared peccary (Pecari tajacu)

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)

Paca (Agouti paca)

Agouti (Dasyprocta kalinowskii)

Brazilian rabbit (Sylvilagus brasiliensis)

BIRDS

Spix’s guan (Penelope jacquacu)

Razor-billed curassow (Mitu tuberosum)

Pale-winged trumpeter (Psophia leucoptera)

Gray-necked wood-rail (Aramides cajanea)