New altitudinal records of Dasyprocta punctata (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) in the Eastern Andean mountain forests of Cundinamarca, Colombia

We document three independent records of the Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata Gray, 1842) in the Eastern Andes of Colombia, in the villages of La Selva and Mancilla, located in the municipality of Facatativá, Cundinamarca Department. These records were obtained at 2978 and 2982 masl in...

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Main Authors: Sergio Andrés Collazos-González, Dennis Castillo-Figueroa, Javier Sunyer, Diego A. Amaya-Hernández, María José Calderón-Ponce De León, Adriano Pérez-Villegas
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Published: Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoología (SCMas) 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://mammalogynotes.org/ojs/index.php/mn/article/view/454
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author Sergio Andrés Collazos-González
Dennis Castillo-Figueroa
Javier Sunyer
Diego A. Amaya-Hernández
María José Calderón-Ponce De León
Adriano Pérez-Villegas
author_facet Sergio Andrés Collazos-González
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Javier Sunyer
Diego A. Amaya-Hernández
María José Calderón-Ponce De León
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description We document three independent records of the Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata Gray, 1842) in the Eastern Andes of Colombia, in the villages of La Selva and Mancilla, located in the municipality of Facatativá, Cundinamarca Department. These records were obtained at 2978 and 2982 masl in the upper Andean forests of Colombia, representing one of the highest recorded elevations for this species across its entire distribution.
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spelling doaj-art-e75b140576bb4f93820ca65accf2a4d02025-08-20T02:57:54ZengSociedad Colombiana de Mastozoología (SCMas)Mammalogy Notes2382-37042025-03-0111110.47603/mano.v11n1.454New altitudinal records of Dasyprocta punctata (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) in the Eastern Andean mountain forests of Cundinamarca, ColombiaSergio Andrés Collazos-González 0Dennis Castillo-Figueroa1Javier Sunyer2Diego A. Amaya-Hernández3María José Calderón-Ponce De León4Adriano Pérez-Villegas5Fundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal, Bogotá, ColombiaBiology Department, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Universidad Del Rosario. Carrera 24 # 63C–69, Bogotá, ColombiaFundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal, Bogotá, Colombia3 Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (ICN), Bogotá, ColombiaFundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal, Bogotá, ColombiaFundación Estación Biológica Guayacanal, Bogotá, Colombia We document three independent records of the Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata Gray, 1842) in the Eastern Andes of Colombia, in the villages of La Selva and Mancilla, located in the municipality of Facatativá, Cundinamarca Department. These records were obtained at 2978 and 2982 masl in the upper Andean forests of Colombia, representing one of the highest recorded elevations for this species across its entire distribution. https://mammalogynotes.org/ojs/index.php/mn/article/view/454Altitudinal distributionDasyproctidaeAndean forestsBogotá savannaNatural history
spellingShingle Sergio Andrés Collazos-González
Dennis Castillo-Figueroa
Javier Sunyer
Diego A. Amaya-Hernández
María José Calderón-Ponce De León
Adriano Pérez-Villegas
New altitudinal records of Dasyprocta punctata (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) in the Eastern Andean mountain forests of Cundinamarca, Colombia
Mammalogy Notes
Altitudinal distribution
Dasyproctidae
Andean forests
Bogotá savanna
Natural history
title New altitudinal records of Dasyprocta punctata (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) in the Eastern Andean mountain forests of Cundinamarca, Colombia
title_full New altitudinal records of Dasyprocta punctata (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) in the Eastern Andean mountain forests of Cundinamarca, Colombia
title_fullStr New altitudinal records of Dasyprocta punctata (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) in the Eastern Andean mountain forests of Cundinamarca, Colombia
title_full_unstemmed New altitudinal records of Dasyprocta punctata (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) in the Eastern Andean mountain forests of Cundinamarca, Colombia
title_short New altitudinal records of Dasyprocta punctata (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) in the Eastern Andean mountain forests of Cundinamarca, Colombia
title_sort new altitudinal records of dasyprocta punctata rodentia dasyproctidae in the eastern andean mountain forests of cundinamarca colombia
topic Altitudinal distribution
Dasyproctidae
Andean forests
Bogotá savanna
Natural history
url https://mammalogynotes.org/ojs/index.php/mn/article/view/454
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