Unexpected Documentation And Inter-Andean Range Expansion Of A Vulnerable Large Mammal (Mammalia, Pilosa, Myrmecophaga Tridactyla) In Colombia

Keywords

anteaters; camera trap; Colombia; Myrmecophaga tridactyla; Pilosa; range expansion

Abstract

The distribution of the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758) is poorly known, especially outside Brazil. Here, we present an approx. 430-km range expansion for the species based on 71 records collected from interviews, camera traps, tracks, and direct sightings in the Magdalena-Urabá moist forest ecoregion (MUMFE), Colombia. Our records, obtained from 31 localities during July 2013 to July 2015, represent the first evidence of M. tridactyla in the middle Magdalena River valley since the late 18th Century. Our camera traps identified at least six individual giant anteaters, including a female with offspring. We discuss the severity of threats in the MUMFE and the urgency for conservation planning.

Publication Date

7-1-2016

Publication Title

Mammalia

Volume

80

Issue

4

Number of Pages

449-452

Document Type

Editorial Material

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2015-0037

Socpus ID

84978998517 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84978998517

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