El registro de mayor altitud del Hurón Mayor Galictis vittata, con notas sobre su presencia y conservación dentro del departamento de Caldas, en la región andina de Colombia



Título del documento: El registro de mayor altitud del Hurón Mayor Galictis vittata, con notas sobre su presencia y conservación dentro del departamento de Caldas, en la región andina de Colombia
Revista: Therya
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000380419
ISSN: 2007-3364
Autores: 1
2
Instituciones: 1Instituto Internacional de Conservación y Manejo de Vida Silvestre, Heredia. Costa Rica
2Universidad de Caldas, Grupo de Genética, Biodiversidad y manejo de Ecosistemas, Manizales, Caldas. Colombia
Año:
Periodo: Ago
Volumen: 5
Número: 2
Paginación: 567-574
País: México
Idioma: Español
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en español Realizamos una revisión de la distribución y amenazas del Hurón Mayor Galictis vittata dentro del departamento de Caldas, en la región andina de Colombia. Hasta la fecha, hay registros en los municipios de Manizales, Marquetalia, y Villamaría, entre los 900 y los 2,200 m. Encontramos que esta última altura corresponde a la mayor altitud de esta especie tanto en Colombia como a través de su intervalo de distribución. Su principal amenaza dentro del departamento es la cacería ilegal y la pérdida de hábitat
Resumen en inglés Introduction: The Greater Grison Galictis vittata is distributed in the northern part of Latin America, from southern Mexico through Central America to reach northern Bolivia and Brazil, from sea level to 1.500 m, being more common below 500 m. In the department of Caldas, located in the Central Cordillera of Colombia, there is no literature to collect information of G. vittata. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to present the record of greater height of the species, conduct a review of the distribution of G. vittata within the Caldas department, and investigate about threats to their populations in that region. Materials and methods: To carry out the review of the distribution and conservation of G. vittata within the Caldas department, were taken into account: A) Specimens, or part of these, deposited within biological collections. B) Records in scientific literature. C) Photographic records. D) Records of live individuals coming from the Caldas department who entered to the Center of Care, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Wildlife of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Caldas (Corpocaldas). Results and discussion: To date, there are records in the municipalities of Manizales, Marquetalia, and Villamaría, between 900 and 2,200 m. In this work, we determined that this was the highest elevation that has been reported to date for this species not only in Colombia but throughout all its range of distribution. Its main threats within the Caldas department are illegal hunting and habitat loss. In the department of Caldas, the majority of the records are concentrated on the banks of the Guarino River, in the municipality of Marquetalia. We proposed that the area of the Guarino River, could be protected to prevent the local extinction of G. vittata in that department
Disciplinas: Biología
Palabras clave: Ecología,
Mamíferos,
Nuevos registros,
Distribución geográfica,
Conservación de especies,
Cacería,
Hábitat,
Pérdidas,
Galictis vittata,
Bosque andino,
Colombia
Keyword: Biology,
Ecology,
Mammals,
New records,
Geographical distribution,
Species conservation,
Hunting,
Habitat,
Losses,
Galictis vittata,
Andean forest,
Colombia
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