Mamíferos (Synapsida, Theria) del Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Abstract

A mammal's (Synapsida: Theria) checklist, of the department of Valle del Cauca (Colombia) is presented. A historical background is given about the expeditions and collections carried out in the department. The list includes species represented as museums’ voucher specimens with the exception of some marine mammals. A total of 212 species belonging to 13 orders, 42 families, and 135 genera is presented. Similar to what happens at the national level the bats are the most diverse (98 species) order, followed by the rodents (47 species). Forty three species fall into some category of threat of IUCN or of CVC. Of these, 14 are included in any of the maximum categories (S1, CR, EN, VU), reason for which urgent efforts should be carried out to promote their conservation. As to the geographical distribution, 64 species have a distribution that includes the entire Department (CC, COVOC, COVOR, VG and PAC); 56 species are restricted to a single unit, which also has implications for the conservation efforts needed.

Keywords

• Lista anotada
• Mamíferos
• Valle del Cauca
• Distribución
• Conservación