. Cuba : Camagüey, Sierra de Cubitas. Natural history; Ecological assessment (Biology); Wildlife conservation. The next most abundant mammal group is the Rodentia (with 24% of the species known from the area), of which 2 are living species: Cuban hutia (C. pilorides) and prehensile-tailed hutia {Mysateles prehensilis; Fig. 6C). A fossil hutia is known from the area, and 3 rodents are extinct Cuban species. The two species of Soricomorpha are extinct in the area: Solenodon cubanus is extirpated in the region but lives elsewhere in Cuba, and Nesophontes micrus is an extinct Cuban species. There
. Cuba : Camagüey, Sierra de Cubitas. Natural history; Ecological assessment (Biology); Wildlife conservation. The next most abundant mammal group is the Rodentia (with 24% of the species known from the area), of which 2 are living species: Cuban hutia (C. pilorides) and prehensile-tailed hutia {Mysateles prehensilis; Fig. 6C). A fossil hutia is known from the area, and 3 rodents are extinct Cuban species. The two species of Soricomorpha are extinct in the area: Solenodon cubanus is extirpated in the region but lives elsewhere in Cuba, and Nesophontes micrus is an extinct Cuban species. There are no relic mammal species in the region. I did not find written references of any study that has been conducted on the effect of introduced animals in the study area. Although I did not encounter them during the inventory, introduced animals probably are present, and their general effects on native fauna are well known. THREATS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Mammal species of the Sierra de Cubitas have a wide distribution in Cuba, expect for the hutias and seven of the bat species, which according to the World Conservation Union (lUCN) are categorized as threatened (see Appendix 9). Poaching puts pressure on populations of the two hutia species—they are a local food source—yet they are still present. Studies should be conducted to estimate their population sizes, and population monitoring and management should be undertaken to retain these species in the area. THE REGION'S FIRST HUMAN INHABITANTS Authors: Marta González Díaz and Oscar Baró Ramos In the olden days, the Sierra de Cubitas and neighboring plains were occupied by indigenous groups who practiced farming and pottery making. These groups of Arawakan ancestry brought to Cuba religious ideas that, in general, helped explain the phenomena of the world they knew. Tangible representation of these ideas was needed and was expressed in different rituals that associated fantastic notions with objects upon which all emotional en
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