Preliminary review of the Procyonidae family in Colombia

The Procyonidae family is a member of the order Carnivora. It distributes along the American continent, from South Canada to North Argentina; Colombia has in its territory seven species of this family. This paper presents a taxonomic key to differentiate the species of procyonids in Colombia, and a...

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Main Author: Angélica R. Guzmán-Lenis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2004-01-01
Series:Acta Biológica Colombiana
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/27090
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description The Procyonidae family is a member of the order Carnivora. It distributes along the American continent, from South Canada to North Argentina; Colombia has in its territory seven species of this family. This paper presents a taxonomic key to differentiate the species of procyonids in Colombia, and a preliminary map of their distribution. The key and the distribution map, were based on the analysis of 67 individuals of the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales collection in Bogotá, 78 of the Instituto Alexander von Humboltd collection in Villa de Leyva and a literature review. The results show a taxonomic key of cranial and external characters for the species identification of the Procionidae family in Colombia and a preliminary distribution of their species.
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spelling doaj.art-4e3df1066f1f439a9da496707cd1d2af2022-12-21T19:18:05ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaActa Biológica Colombiana0120-548X1900-16492004-01-0191697624103Preliminary review of the Procyonidae family in ColombiaAngélica R. Guzmán-Lenis0Universidad Nacional de ColombiaThe Procyonidae family is a member of the order Carnivora. It distributes along the American continent, from South Canada to North Argentina; Colombia has in its territory seven species of this family. This paper presents a taxonomic key to differentiate the species of procyonids in Colombia, and a preliminary map of their distribution. The key and the distribution map, were based on the analysis of 67 individuals of the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales collection in Bogotá, 78 of the Instituto Alexander von Humboltd collection in Villa de Leyva and a literature review. The results show a taxonomic key of cranial and external characters for the species identification of the Procionidae family in Colombia and a preliminary distribution of their species.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/27090Clave TaxonómicaColombiaDistribuciónProcyonidae
spellingShingle Angélica R. Guzmán-Lenis
Preliminary review of the Procyonidae family in Colombia
Acta Biológica Colombiana
Clave Taxonómica
Colombia
Distribución
Procyonidae
title Preliminary review of the Procyonidae family in Colombia
title_full Preliminary review of the Procyonidae family in Colombia
title_fullStr Preliminary review of the Procyonidae family in Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary review of the Procyonidae family in Colombia
title_short Preliminary review of the Procyonidae family in Colombia
title_sort preliminary review of the procyonidae family in colombia
topic Clave Taxonómica
Colombia
Distribución
Procyonidae
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/27090
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