Mamíferos del departamento de Risaralda, Colombia
2018
Castaño, John Harold | Torres, Diego A. | Rojas-Díaz, Vladimir | Saavedra-Rodríguez, Carlos A. | Pérez-Torres, Jairo
Dozens of researchers have documented the mammals of the department of Risaralda. However, this information has not been compiled or updated, due to changes in the nomenclature. For the construction of this list, existing information was collected in biological collections, scientific literature and new records were added. The consolidated list of mammals confirms 134 species for Risaralda, which constitute 25% of the country's mammal species. Of these, 12 are endemic to Colombia and eight are in the Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable categories. Bats are the group with the greatest richness (59 spp.) followed by rodents (33 spp.); the latter have the largest number of endemic species (8 spp.). The greatest wealth is located in the municipalities of Pereira, Santa Rosa de Cabal and Pueblo Rico, where most of the exploration and records are concentrated. In the municipalities of Quinchía and Guática, it was not possible to locate records supported by scientific collections. It is possible that the richness increases when the sampling effort is increased towards other localities of the department. This list is expected to help direct future studies, as well as management and conservation plans for both species and areas.
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