Dos nuevos registros de margay (Leopardus wiedii) en Oaxaca, México, con datos sobre hábitos alimentarios

Two new records of margay (Leopardus wiedii) in Oaxaca, Mexico, with data of food habits. Because of its nocturnal habits, the margay is a felid that is not commonly represented in scientific collections, although there are quite a few studies about their biology. In the State of Oaxaca, Mexico, the species was first documented in 1894 and until now there are only 13 records distributed in different geopolitical regions of the state, including the Tehuantepec Istmus, La Cañada, North and South Sierra. The recordings of this feline are only distributed on the windward side of the mountains of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and in the northern and southern areas of the state, leaving large regions without information. This study documents the presence of this cryptic feline in the transition area between Sierra Norte and La Cañada and Mixe Sierra, of northern Oaxaca State, at two localities, one within a cloud forest and the other within an oak forest. The records are based on DNA analysis of scats. Taxonomic identification and analysis of skeletal remains recovered from the scats indicates that shrews are frequent prey in the dry season at San Andres Yaa and in the rainy season at San Juan Teponaxtla.KEY WORDSMargay, Leopardus wiedii, food habits, Oaxaca, small felids.