Abstract
This study investigates the composition of the carnivore fauna of southwestern Arkansas and presents data on habitat affinities. The study area is comprised of the 21 counties located south and/or west of and including Pulaski County. The previously existing data set pertaining to the mammals of Arkansas was notably incomplete and the study area, in particular, was poorly known mammalogically. Specimens were collected by standard trapping and salvage methods throughout the study area. Species considered during this study were limited to those meeting a set of criteria designed to eliminate species that had been introduced or artificially maintained. This study has accumulated records of11 species of carnivores present in the study area and proposes the presence of one other; over 2100 specimens have been recorded; and a total of 81 new county records has been documented.
Recommended Citation
Steward, Tim W.; McDaniel, V. Rick; and England, Daniel R.
(1989)
"Mammals of Southwestern Arkansas Part III. Carnivores,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 43, Article 28.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol43/iss1/28
