Vegetable species consumed by Capromyspilorides Say in forests semideciduos of the peninsula of Guanahacabibes

Abstract

The investigation was developed in the forest semideciduo of the peninsula of Guanahacabibes, in three different towns (Melones, Palma Sola andCabo Corrientes), having as objective: To determine the vegetable species used as feeding sources by the jutía conga and the consumed parts. For the obtaining of the data it was carried out the following methodology: In the same parcels where the count of groups fecal cool airs for the determination of the density was carried out, it was carried out a physical count of the plants that appeared consumed by the jutía, scoring, in each them, the parts that were used by this herbivore (bark, leaf, shaft, flowers and fruit). With the plants selectedas consumed by each town it was carried out an analysis of frequency, determining on this base the species more frequently used, as well as the parts of those that were used and their percent. They were determined a total of 34 species of plants of those which (23) are trees, (10) are bushes and (1) liana. The ones most frequently used are: Nectandracoriaceae; Schoepfiachrysophylloides; Drypeteslateriflora; Prunusmyrtifolius and Trophisracemosa. The parts with more percent of use were the leaves and the shaft with 15, 85%, continued by fruit and bark with 13, 91%.