Abstract (en):
Due to its high number of ecosystems and wide altitudinal gradient, the department of Cauca in southwestern Colombia, encloses a great part of the Colombian mammal diversity. In spite of its richness, the mammalian fauna from Cauca has been poorly studied. In order to synthesize the information on mammals from this Department, we present a checklist of 220 mammalian species that occupy the continental and marine area of Cauca, representing 45 % of mammals reported as present or potentially present in Colombia. The present work was based on national mammal collections, international museums databases, and bibliographic information. Although this work represents the most comprehensive effort in documenting the mammalian fauna of the department of Cauca, future research is necessary to increase our knowledge on the mammals of Cauca and to implement more adequate conservation policies.
Abstract (es):
El departamento del Cauca, ubicado en el suroccidente de Colombia, es quizás uno de los departamentos con mayor riqueza de mamíferos, debido a su variedad de ecosistemas y amplio gradiente altitudinal. Con el fin de unificar la información de los mamíferos presentes en el departamento, presentamos una lista de 220 especies que ocupan el área continental y marina, generada a partir de la revisión de colecciones de referencia nacionales, bases de datos de colecciones internacionales e información bibliográfica. El número de especies registradas (220), representa aproximadamente el 45% del total de mamíferos registrados y de presencia probable en Colombia. Pese a esta alta riqueza, esta unidad político-administrativa es una de las menos estudiadas en cuanto a mamíferos, por lo que es necesaria la realización de nuevas investigaciones que contribuyan a un mejor conocimiento de este grupo zoológico y que provean herramientas para la conservación del mismo en el departamento.
Keywords:
Colecciones, Distribución, Lista taxonómica, Mamíferos, Riqueza (es)
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Ramírez-Chaves, H. E., & Pérez, W. A. (2010). Mamíferos (Mammalia: Theria) del departamento del Cauca, Colombia. Biota Colombiana, 11(1 y 2). Retrieved from https://revistas.humboldt.org.co/index.php/biota/article/view/237
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