OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammalia is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Bats can migrate farther than it was previously known: a new longest migration record by Nathusius’ pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)	19
Comparison between terrestrial mammals in evergreen forests and in seasonal dry forests in Western Ecuador: should efforts be focused on dry forests?	10
A rangewide distribution model for the Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus manul): identifying potential new survey regions for an understudied small cat	9
Patterns of genetic variation on wild pig (Sus scrofa) populations over a complete range of the species in Argentina	7
Uncovering cryptic diversity does not end: a new species of leaf-eared mouse, genus Phyllotis (Rodentia, Cricetidae), from Central Sierras of Argentina	7
Disentangling the taxonomic status of Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) populations inhabiting northern areas of La Rioja Province, Argentina	7
A new species of Cynomops (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from the northwestern slope of the Andes	7
Diet and activity pattern of leopard in relation to prey in tropical forest ecosystem	7
Seasonal consumption of insects by the crested porcupine in Central Italy	6
Biogeography of rodents in Iran: species richness, elevational distribution and their environmental correlates	6
The distribution of American mink (Neovison vison) in Greece	6
First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations	6
Seasonal patterns in habitat use by the harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) and other small mammals	6
First record of the Peale’s free-tailed bat Nyctinomops aurispinosus (Peale, 1848) (Chiroptera, Molossidae) from Chile revealed by acoustic surveys, with notes on ecology and distribution	6
Diet composition of Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) from the Han River Estuary Wetland in Korea using fecal DNA	6
Desmodilliscus braueri crania compared to Pachyuromys duprasi (Desmodilliscini, Gerbillinae, Rodentia)	5
Reducing bat mortality at wind farms using site-specific mitigation measures: a case study in the Mediterranean region, Croatia	5
First North African record of a melanistic common genet (Genetta genetta Linnaeus, 1758)	5
Morphology and genetics concur that Anoura carishina is a synonym of Anoura latidens (Chiroptera, Glossophaginae)	5
A taxonomic revision of fat dormice, genusGlis(Rodentia)	4
Effect of seasonality and microclimate on the variation in bat-fly load (Diptera: Streblidae) in a cave bat assemblage in a dry forest	4
A pilot study of the use of dry dog food as an alternative attractant in mesocarnivore studies	4
A geometric morphometric analysis of geographic variation in the Cape Short-eared gerbil, Desmodillus auricularis (Rodentia: Gerbillinae)	4
Distribution update, male genitalia, natural history, and conservation of the stump-tailed porcupine Coendou rufescens in South America	4
Brain size evolution in small mammals: test of the expensive tissue hypothesis	4

Albinism in Brazilian common opossums (Didelphis aurita)	4
Overlooked diversity in Argentine caviomorph rodents: the need to increase field efforts	4
Peninsular effect on species richness in Italian small mammals and bats	4
Effect of anthropogenic activity on mammal activity patterns in two ecosystems	4
Revisiting taxonomic disparities in the genus Naemorhedus: new insights from Indian Himalayan Region	4
Reviewing the status and demise of the Endangered Eld’s deer and identifying priority sites and conservation actions in Cambodia	4
A new threat for the rarest neotropical carnivore: the vulnerable Colombian weasel, Neogale felipei	4
A snapshot of rodents and shrews of agroecosystems in Ethiopian highlands using camera traps	3
How fishing cats Prionailurus viverrinus Bennett, 1833 fish: describing a felid’s strategy to hunt aquatic prey	3
Small mammals of a West African hotspot, the Ziama-Wonegizi-Wologizi transfrontier forest landscape	3
First record of Platyrrhinus guianensis Velazco and Lim, 2014 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) for Brazil	3
Seasonal diet composition of Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) in Kajinag National Park, Jammu and Kashmir, India	3
Infection agents of Didelphidae (Didelphimorphia) of Brazil: an underestimated matter in zoonoses research	3
The status and ecology of the sand cat in the Uruq Bani Ma’arid Protected Area, Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia	3
First record of the lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros (Borkhausen, 1797), in Libya and potential distribution in North Africa	3
Eumops perotis (Schinz, 1821) (Chiroptera, Molossidae): a new genus and species for Chile revealed by acoustic surveys	3
Long-distance dispersal of two species of shrews (Sorex caecutiens Laxmann, 1788 and Sorex minutus Linnaeus, 1766)	3
How far westward? Revisiting the distribution of Arctonyx badgers in the westernmost global range	3
Diet of Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) in Andean forest	3
Distribution and conservation status of the endemic Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii)	3
The spatio-temporal co-occurrence of free-ranging common fallow deer and domestic caprines on the island of Rhodes, Greece	3
Camera trapping arboreal mammals in Argentina’s Atlantic Forest	3
Taxonomy of Ctenomys (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae) in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina: the occurrence of the “mendocinus” lineage	3
Does the crested porcupine select coppice forest? Habitat preference and activity patterns of a large rodent in the Lago di Vico Natural Reserve	3
Bat species of a karstic region in the Brazilian savanna and extension of the Hsunycteris thomasi (Phyllostomidae: Lonchophyllinae) distribution	3
A re-discovery ofCoelops frithii(Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) from its type locality after one and a half century	3
Observations of a coastal population of huemul, Hippocamelus bisulcus (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) in Riesco Island, Magallanes Region, Chile: a conservation opportunity	3
A note on bat faunal assessment in Karuna bat cave, Baglung, Nepal	2
Activity patterns of jaguar and puma and their main prey in the Greater Madidi-Tambopata Landscape (Bolivia, Peru)	2
Expanding the frontiers of camera-trapping in Colombia: application of the “Mostela” system to gain knowledge on small non-volant mammals from an Andean cloud forest	2
First record of a giant muntjac Muntiacus vuquangensis (Cervidae) from Cambodia	2
First report of albinism in a lactating female of the chestnut long-tongued bat Lionycteris spurrelli Thomas, 1913 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae)	2
Resolving the taxonomic status of Ctenomys paramilloensis (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae), an Andean nominal form from Mendoza Province, Argentina	2
First record of a Nicobar treeshrew nest in a fallen palm tree	2
A comparison of summer insectivory among four sympatric mesocarnivores on Izushima, a small island in northern Japan	2
Distribution of introduced American mink in the Northern Apennine area (Central Italy)	2
Landscape patterns in the occupancy of jaguars (Panthera onca) and their primary prey species in a disturbed region of the Selva Maya in Mexico	2
Growth, weights, and measurements of female wild sheep from Iran	2
Seasonal and daily activity patterns of mammals in the colony of great cormorants	2
Gone before it’s known? Camera-trapping shows alarming levels of putative hybrids in the wildcat (Felis silvestris) population of the Gargano National Park (Southern Italy)	2
Expanding the knowledge on a desert sigmodontine rodent in Central Argentina with remarks on its conservation status	2
Citizen science reveals the first occurrence of the greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula in Fennoscandia	2
First records of albinism and leucism in Ctenodactylus gundi (Rodentia: Ctenodactylidae)	2
Giant pangolin and white-bellied pangolin observations from a World Heritage site	2
Roosting ecology of insectivorous bats in a tropical agricultural landscape	2
Spring diet differs among age-sex classes in Atlas Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia lervia) in a fenced nature reserve, Morocco	2
New records and southern range extension of the Annamite striped rabbit Nesolagus timminsi in Vietnam	2
Record of bats and their echolocation calls from southern Dolakha, central Nepal	2
Status, abundance, and food habit of Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) in tropical deciduous forest of Central India	2
Diet of Culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus, Molina 1782): the role of non-native prey in a strongly seasonal environment of south-central Chile	2

The battle about the box: competition as the main factor behind the choice for resting sites of hazel dormice	2
New reports of morphological anomalies in leaf-nosed bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Colombia	2
An unusually big challenge: first record of Leopardus guigna preying upon Pudu puda	2
First sighting record of the elusive Nilgiri Marten Martes gwatkinsii in Wayanad, Southern Western Ghats, India	2
First record of East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat (Coelops frithii) from Nepal and extension of its global range	2
Assessment of craniometric sexual dimorphism and ontogenetic variation in invasive Rattus norvegicus and R. rattus from urban and peri-urban areas of Gauteng Province, South Africa	2
Mitochondrial DNA and other lines of evidence clarify species diversity in the Peromyscus truei species group (Cricetidae: Neotominae)	2
DNA barcoding of bats (Chiroptera) from the Colombian northern region	2
A pilot study on the home range and movement patterns of the Andean Fox Lycalopex culpaeus (Molina, 1782) in Cotopaxi National Park, Ecuador	2
Habitat selection of invasive alien Pallas’s squirrels (Callosciurus erythraeus) in an urban habitat with small fragmented green spaces	2
Discovery of Kerivoula kachinensis and a validity of K. titania (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in China	2
Sexual size dimorphism and geographic variation in forearm length of Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) and Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius)	2
Biogeography and conservation of desert warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus and common warthog Phacochoerus africanus (Artiodactyla: Suidae) in the Horn of Africa	2