Hernández-Urbina, César F. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2681-7727
Acosta, Roxana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2108-0447
Fernández, Jesús A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3949-5234
Hernández-Quiroz, Nathalie S. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5158-3355
Aguilar-Palma, Guadalupe Nelson https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-8930
Funding for this research was provided by:
Programa de Apoyo a Proyectos de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica (Project No. IN218520 and IN208825)
Programa de Apoyo a Proyectos de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica (Project No. IN218520 and IN208825)
Article History
Received: 4 November 2025
Accepted: 27 January 2026
First Online: 14 February 2026
Declarations
: The collection and sampling of the specimens recorded in this study were conducted under collection permit SGPA/DGVS/05815/22. Capture, handling, and restraint techniques followed the guidelines established by the American Society of Mammologists.
: Animal handling protocols were approved by the Institution welfare and ethics committee, handling was supervised by a trained veterinarian and followed the management guidelines of the American Society of Mammologists (Sikes et al. 2016), and the collection of mammals was conducted under Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources in Mexico permit (SEMARNAT; No. SGPA/DGVS/05815/22).
: The authors declare no competing interests.