Confirmation of the current occurrence of Nasua narica (Procyonidae) in the Caribbean region of Colombia

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Distribution · Topics: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

The White-nosed Coati, Nasua narica is a small carnivore distributed from the United States to Ecuador, and whose occurrence in Colombia had only been confirmed from the biogeographic Chocó. Although it was previously erroneously considered widespread in the country, a recent revision identified inconsistencies with some supporting records there. Here we present a new distribution record for the species, which confirms previously alleged information about the presence of this procyonid in the Department of Magdalena, also confirming its current occurrence for the Caribbean region, and solving a long-due geographical distribution uncertainty in the country.

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