Keyword: Dromiciops

Se documentan 16 nuevas localidades para tres especies de marsupiales patagónicos en el noroeste de la provincia del Chubut. Los registros corresponden a restos esqueletarios y dentarios aislados provenientes de egagrópilas de dos especies de aves Strigiformes. Se amplía la distribución de Lestodelphys halli y Thylamys sp. hacia el oeste del Chubut y se registra la localidad más austral conocida para Dromiciops gliroides en Argentina. Los hallazgos corroboran la importancia del análisis de egagrópilas en la detección de micromamíferos poco conocidos, especialmente en áreas escasamente prospectadas.

New localities for Patagonian Marsupials (Didelphimorphia and Microbiotheria) in northwestern Chubut Province, Argentina. Sixteen new localities for three species of Patagonian marsupials in northwestern Chubut are presented. Specimens were found in owl pellets from two Strigiform species. These new localities add information to the distribution patterns of poorly known species in Patagonia. The known distribution of Lestodelphys halli and Thylamys sp. is expanded towards the west of Chubut Province; the southernmost record of Dromiciops gliroides in Argentina is presented. This work corroborates the importance of analysing owl pellets in detecting the presence of poorly known species in scarcely studied areas.