Abstract

LIEVANO LATORRE, Luisa Fernanda  and  LOPEZ AREVALO, Hugo Fernando. COMUNIDAD DE MAMÍFEROS NO VOLADORES EN UN ÁREA PERIURBANA ANDINA, CUNDINAMARCA, COLOMBIA. Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2015, vol.20, n.2, pp.193-202. ISSN 0120-548X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v20n2.43477.

Despite the anthropic changes in the Colombian Andes, there are still several relicts of native ecosystems with conservation value, which are the only habitat remnants for wildlife in areas near large cities. We present results of a research conducted at the Passiflora private Reserve (near Bogota) which aimed to evaluate the diversity of the community of non-flying mammals. Combining diverse methods, we found 17 mammal species, belonging to seven orders, suggesting a complex mammal community despite the human intervention in the area. Besides, we highlight the presence of rare or endemic species such as Olallamys albicauda, Cuniculus taczanowskii and Leopardus tigrinus. We conclude that despite the transformation of the Andes, it is still possible to find representative elements of Andean mammal fauna, even in private small reserves, adding value to these particular initiatives, which complement the government conservation efforts.

Keywords : Andean ecosystem; fragmentation; fauna inventories.

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