Mammals under pressure: presence data for assessing extinction of endemic, threatened and mammals subject to use in Colombia
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Colombia is the sixth country in mammal richness worldwide (553 species) and the fourth in the Americas. This high diversity presents significant conservation and management challenges. Although knowledge of mammalian biology has advanced, the 2006 “Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos de Colombia” was the last major effort to assess the risk category for the country's mammals. New risk assessments require updated species records, especially for little-documented taxa. This dataset contains records of 136 mammal species (24.6% of the national total) provided by 51 institutions from trail cameras and museum specimens. It also includes occurrence comments useful for identifying priority conservation areas. This is the first dataset to compile Colombian mammal records from trail cameras, human observations and biological collections. We assembled 97,921 unpublished records of 136 species, including 36 endemic, 92 used by humans and 56 categorised as Data Deficient or threatened (national/international). The data span 30 of 32 Departments, offering vital input for future distribution and conservation assessments. While most records (n = 96,417; 98.4%) are from non-invasive methods like trail cameras, museum specimens (n = 1,310) were crucial for small, medium and restricted-distribution species. This joint interinstitutional effort provides a foundation for comprehensively assessing the conservation status of all mammals in Colombia.
Source: Biodiversity Data Journal
Authors: Cristian Cruz-Rodríguez, José González-Maya, Diego Lizcano, Angélica Diaz-Pulido, Lina García Loaiza, Gabriel Pantoja-Peña, Bibiana Gómez-Valencia, Elkin Noguera Urbano, Maria Baptiste, Hector E. Ramírez-Chaves, Darwin M. Morales-Martínez, Mónica Peñuela-Salgado, Alejandra Niño-Reyes, Catalina Sánchez-Lalinde, Maria Cotes-Beltrán, María Machado-Aguilera, Juanita Montoya-Cepeda, Nerieth Leuro-Robles, Jairo Pérez-Torres, José Vicente Rodríguez-Mahecha, Adriana Reyes, Adriana Rodriguez, Anamaria Rodríguez, Amilvia Acosta, Maria Kairuz, Andrea Martínez-Bulla, Andrés Quiñones, Ángela Parra-Romero, Angela Hurtado-Moreno, Angélica Yantén, Angélica Becerra-Mendez, Angy Toloza, Abelardo Rodriguez Bolaños, Adriana Restrepo Isaza, Aída Otálora-Ardila, Angélica Benítez, Baltazar González-Chávez, Camila Díaz-B, Camilo Paredes-Casas, Christian Cabrera-Ojeda, Carlos Hernández-Vélez, Carolina Soto, Cesar Rojano, Cristian Gallego Carmona, Dalila Camelo, Daniela Amórtegui-Hernández, Daniel Rodriguez, Danny Zurc, Darly Rodríguez, David Hernández, Diana Valencia-Zapata, Diana Angulo, Diego Torres, Diego Zárrate-Charry, Esteban Grajales Suaza, Fabio Agudelo-Zapata, Fadel Cuello Alfaro, Federico Mosquera-Guerra, Fernando Trujillo, Fredy Avellaneda, Fredy García, Francisco Sánchez, Gabriela Moreno, Germán Forero-Medina, Germán Jiménez, Gerson A. Salcedo-Rivera, Yina Serna-Trujillo, Harold López, Héctor Díaz Sánchez, Hugo López-Arévalo, Irene Aconcha-Abril, Ivonne Salamanca, Jesús Ballesteros-Correa, Jhon Calderón-Leyton, Johana Castro-Chingal, Jorge Villamil, Juan Valencia-Mazo, Juan López-Ordoñez, Juan Parra, Juana González-Arenas, Juliá Zamora, Juliana Rodríguez Ortiz, Julieth Cardenas-Hincapie, Julio J. Chacón-Pacheco, Karen Cruz-Parrado, Karen Rojas-H, Lain Pardo, Laura Vargas, Leonor Valenzuela, María Ardila Montaña, María Lema, María PaQui, Maria Moreno, María Andrade-Erazo, Maria Fernández-Certuche, Mario Santana-Tobar, Mario Hernández, Mario Raigoso, Miguel E. Rodríguez-Posada, Néstor Peralta, Nicolás Reyes-Amaya, Nohelia Farías-Curtidor, Olga Montenegro-Díaz, Oriana Ceballos-Rivera, Orlando Hernández-Leal, Oscar Raigozo, Pedro Martinez, Renzo Ávila-Avilán, Ricardo Ortiz-Hoyos, Javier Racero-Casarrubia, Samuel Rodríguez, Sebastián García-Restrepo, Sebastian Mejía-Correa, Wilson Cepeda, Victoria Barrera Zambrano, William Bonell, Xiomara Carretero-Pinzón, Yenifer Herrera-Varón, Jose Ochoa-Quintero
Institutions: Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Wildlife Conservation Society, Fundación Universitaria Internacional del Tropico Américano, Universidad de Caldas, Instituto Sinchi, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, SELVA, Universidad de los Llanos, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad del Valle, Lund University, Universidad de Los Andes, Universidad Central, Institución Universitaria ITM, Corporación Universitaria Santa Rosa de Cabal, Universidad de Sucre, Bangor University, Universidad de Córdoba, Universidad de Nariño, Universidad de la Amazonia, University of La Salle, Nelson Mandela University, Universidad del Cauca, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $485
OpenAlex ID: W7225655916