OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mammal Research is 4. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Multi-year monitoring of bats in a Northern South American forest: diversity and comparison with other neotropical bat assemblages	28
Terrestrial locomotor behaviors of the big brown bat (Vespertilionidae: Eptesicus fuscus)	28
Dietary habits of the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus) in the Brazilian wetlands	19
Body condition is positively related to basal metabolic rate in two species of vespertilionid bats from Central Mexico	14
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) as seed disperser in arid ecotones of Argentina: non-native herbivore facilitation of native and non-native plants	13
First characterization of the echolocation calls of Myotis dinellii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)	13
Phylogenetic position of the northern pika Ochotona hyperborea in Hokkaido, Japan based on mitochondrial COI sequences	12
Variations in density of pine marten Martes martes populations according to forest fragmentation	12
Filling acoustic gaps: new insights into the echolocation calls of Argentine bats	12
Spatiotemporal distribution of a neotropical mesopredator – the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in relation to prey, apex predators, domestic dogs and anthropogenic disturbances	10
Habitat use by the endangered spotted-tailed quoll in a fragmented landscape	10
Activity patterns of an arboreal and semi-arboreal mammal community	10
A new camera-trapping device, the Campascope, to study feeding behaviour of subterranean rodents	9
Bats of urban and suburban habitats of Safi city, Morocco: species richness, and seasonal activity	9
Melanin-based colouration in European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus): is it under selection in urban environments?	9
Do mammals use human-modified landscapes? A survey of medium- and large-sized species in an Atlantic Forest-Cerrado pastureland	9
Correction to: Wildlife feeding activities induce papillae proliferation in the rumen of fallow deer	9
Using the BirdNET algorithm to identify wolves, coyotes, and potentially their interactions in a large audio dataset	9
Confirmed presence of Neogale frenata (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in the cordillera del Cóndor (ecuador) and comments on its taxonomy	8
Unraveling the origin of the wild pig (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758) from the northwest Patagonian region: evidence of hybridization processes and a possible pure wild boar population in a protected area	8
Phylogeography of Mustela eversmanii and M. putorius (Carnivora: Mustelidae) throughout continental Eurasia, based on mitochondrial control-region sequences	8
Hypoflexid function in the “trenchant heel” of carnassial teeth, with comments on talonid evolution	7
Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community	7
Spatio-temporal niche partitioning and interactions between leopards and striped hyenas under anthropogenic disturbance in the Indian Terai Arc Landscape	7
Assessing habitat selection of the vulnerable Asian small-clawed otters in an anthropized riparian forest of eastern Bangladesh	7

Low autumn activity of bats results in small potential of pest reduction	6
Why hibernate? Predator avoidance in the edible dormouse	6
Home range and resource selection of Virginia opossums in the rural southeastern United States	6
Trunks and treetops: integrating terrestrial and arboreal camera-trap surveys to document elusive mammal communities in India	6
Competitive interactions with dominant carnivores affect carrion acquisition of striped hyena in a semi-arid landscape of Rajasthan, India	6
Choosing crops over natural fodder: feeding ecology of the Asian elephant Elephas maximus in the mosaics of agriculture fields with fragmented forests of South Bengal, India	6
Nest box selection by hazel dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius	6
New mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia	6
Does the size of a protected area matter? An assessment of leopard population and habitat usage in a protected area of Shiwalik foothills, Himalaya	6
Large scale monitoring of terrestrial small mammals using noninvasive sampling and COI barcoding	6
Brushtail possum terrestrial activity patterns are driven by climatic conditions, breeding and moonlight intensity	6
Camera traps strengthen inference about endangered beach mouse activity	6
Seasonal shifts in body mass shape echolocation traits in Eptesicus fuscus from central Mexico	6
Habitat suitability and representation of the potential distribution of the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) within land cover types and protected areas of eastern Colombia	5
Habitat structure and the presence of large carnivores shape the site use of an understudied small carnivore: caracal ecology in a miombo woodland	5
Morphometrics, pelage variations and reproduction of the little studied Saharan striped polecat (Poecilictis libyca)	5
Spatio-temporal patterns of vertebrate roadkills in a suburban area in northern Japan	5
Temperature and precipitation seasonality drive morphological divergence in the neotropical bat genus Vampyrodes (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)	5
Carnivore abundance, patch occupancy, and impact of humans on activity patterns in the community reserves of Meghalaya, Northeast India	5
Large hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus: the most recent mammal invader in the binational Tierra del Fuego Island	5
Browsing into a Panamanian tropical rainforest: micro- and mesowear study of Central American red brocket deer	5
Spatial ecology of leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) in Korea: seasonal and sexual variation in home range and habitat preference	5
Population density and activity of the Gobi bear	5
Five-decade expansion of striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) and the process of its establishment in colonized territories	5
Golden years: estimated longevity of marten (Martes americana), wolverine (Gulo gulo), and lynx (Lynx canadensis)	5
Eradicating invasive American mink from a continental system: detection dynamics and long-term surveillance implications	4
New genetic data unveil taxonomic complexity in the high-Andean sigmodontine Abrothrix andina (Rodentia, Cricetidae)	4
A reduced labor, non-invasive method for characterizing small mammal communities	4
Foraging patterns of medium-sized carnivores on abandoned cultivated fruits in heavy snowfall environments: insights from fecal and camera-trap analyses	4
Comparative mitogenome sequences and phylogenetic relationships of two mongooses (Herpestes ichneumon and Urva auropunctata) from Türkiye and Iraq	4
Correction to: A first species‑wide phylogenetic analysis of small mammals from Costa Rica using mitochondrial cytochrome b	4
Reduced bat foraging activity and low pest preference do not necessarily compromise biocontrol effectiveness: a comment on Blažek, Konečný and Bartonička	4
Morphometric assessment of South Asian Suncus shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae)	4
Do European bats react to climate warming more rapidly than expected? further winter range expansion of Pipistrellus pygmaeus in Eastern Europe	4
First documentation of golden jackal (Canis aureus) reproduction in Germany	4
Rapid and reliable method for identification of three medium-sized horseshoe bat species in Europe	4