A ghost in the mist: extension of the known range of Colombian Weasel, Neogale felipei (Izor & de la Torre, 1978) (Carnivora, Mustelidae), in the Cordillera Occidental

By

Cepeda-Duque, Juan Camilo
Link, Andres
Mazariegos, Luis
Ledesma-Castañeda, Elver
Rendón-Jaramillo, Uriel
Ramírez-Chaves, Héctor

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-9-28

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

17

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1359--1364

Subjects

Andes , Mustela felipei , mustelid , private reserve , rarity , trail camera , Western Cordillera

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/17.5.1359

 

Abstract

The Colombian weasel, Neogale felipei (Izor & de la Torre, 1978), is one of the most enigmatic and threatened carnivores in South America, with only six confirmed records in the Andes of Ecuador and Colombia. During a long-term trail camera survey conducted at Mesenia-Paramillo Natural Reserve, we recorded the northernmost occurrence of the species, which extends its distribution by approximately 120 km to the north from the nearest previously known locality in Colombia. We also provide some comments on its natural history.