Abstract

ROJAS-MARTINEZ, Alberto Enrique  and  JUAREZ-CASILLAS, Luis Antonio. First record of american black bear (Ursus americanus) from Hidalgo, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2013, vol.84, n.3, pp.1018-1021. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.33247.

We report the first record of American black bear (Ursus americanus) for the state of Hidalgo, Mexico; it represents the southernmost distribution record of this specie. This ursid was found death near to El Aguaje de Cerro Prieto in a locality known as La Joya, Municipality of La Misión, in the northern part of the state, at 1 481 m, probably it was an errant individual from the state of Querétaro.

Keywords : enlargement of distribution; Ursidae.