Mamíferos (Mammalia: Theria) del departamento del Cauca, Colombia
2010
Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor E. | Pérez, Weimar A.
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.
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