CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAMMALS OF JUJUY PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

New records of mammals are reported for Jujuy Province, Argentina. These include one species of armadillo, three species of bats, two species and one subspecies of rodents, one species of carnivore, and one species of primate. We also expand the known distribution and confirm the presence of four additional species of bats and one rodent for the province. We report data on distribution, external and cranial measurements, and natural history for each taxon. Excluded from the fauna ofJujuy are Myotis levis (Chiroptera) and Reithrodon auritus (Rodentia), due to previous misidentification of specimens cited in the literature. RESUMEN-Se reportan nuevos registros de mamiferos para la provinciaJujuy en Argentina. Estos incluyen una especie de armadillo, tres especies de murcielagos, dos especies y una subespecie de roedores, una especie de Carnivora y una de Primates. Ademas, extiende la distribuci6n y se confirma la presencia de cuatro especies mas de murcielagos y una mas de roedor en la provincia. Se aportan datos sobre la distribuci6n, medidas externas y craneales e historia natural de cada una de las especies. Se excluye de la fauna jujefia Myotis levis (Chiroptera) y Reithrodon auritus (Rodentia), por previa identificaci6n err6nea de los ejemplares citados en la literatura. Jujuy Province is located in extreme northwestern Argentina (Fig. 1). It is bordered to the north by Bolivia, to the west by Chile and Bolivia, and to the east and south by the Argentine province of Salta. The province is 3,219 km2, which represents about 1.9% of the area of Argentina. In spite of its small size, Jujuy is one of the richest of the Argentine provinces floristically. Its tropical location and complex geography (elevations range from 500 to 6,000 m), are the setting for many climates and habitats. Jujuy province supports many macrohabitats including subtropical forests, chacoan forests, mountain forests, xerophyllic thickets, high elevation grasslands, and high Andean steppes (Cabrera, 1977), which can be placed in one of the following phytogeographic provinces: High Andean, Puna, Prepuna, Yungas, and Chaco (Fig.