Checklist of the mammals (Mammalia) of Colombia

Abstract

Updating the list of species present in a country is a continuous task that fills information gaps and supports decision-making. In the last five years, there has been an increase in the number of mammal species described as new to Colombia, as well as first records and taxonomic changes. In order to update the information on the mammal species of Colombia, we carried out an exhaustive review of the taxonomic changes of the 528 species registered in previous lists. We add new described species, as well as new records of already described species. We discuss species whose presence has recently been suggested in Colombia, but which is not supported by museum specimens. The current list (2021) of mammals in Colombia has 543 species, with four described in the last year. We hope that the list will be a tool to support research needs, especially distribution extensions, taxonomic problems and the conservation of mammals in the country. Finally, we recommend that updates to the list follow national and international standards such as Darwin Core, used by the Global Biodiversity Information Repository - GBIF, and the Colombian Biodiversity Information System - SiB.

Keywords

• Taxonomy
• species list
• changes
• Darwin Core