New potential distribution and overlap areas of woolly opossum, genus Caluromys (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae), in Colombia

Authors

  • Julio Chacón-Pacheco Grupo de Investigación Biodiversidad Unicórdoba, Universidad de Córdoba, Carrera 6 No. 76-103, CP. 230002. Montería, Córdoba, Colombia Laboratorio de Ecología Funcional, Unidad de Ecología y Sistemática (UNESIS), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cra 7 No. 40-62, CP. 110231. Bogotá, Colombia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7770-3615
  • Jairo Pérez-Torres Laboratorio de Ecología Funcional, Unidad de Ecología y Sistemática (UNESIS), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cra 7 No. 40-62, CP. 110231. Bogotá, Colombia http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-6210
  • Javier Racero-Casarrubia Grupo de Investigación Biodiversidad Unicórdoba, Universidad de Córdoba, Carrera 6 No. 76-103, CP. 230002. Montería, Córdoba, Colombia http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5989-4174
  • Camilo Ramos Madera Grupo de Investigación Biodiversidad Unicórdoba, Universidad de Córdoba, Carrera 6 No. 76-103, CP. 230002. Montería, Córdoba, Colombia http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9436-0469
  • Duván J. Bassa-Hernández Grupo de Investigación Biodiversidad Unicórdoba, Universidad de Córdoba, Carrera 6 No. 76-103, CP. 230002. Montería, Córdoba, Colombia http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1593-4773
  • Gerson A. Salcedo-Rivera Laboratorio de Fauna Silvestre, Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad Tropical, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Sucre, Cra 28 No. 5-267 Barrio Puerta Roja, CP. 700001. Sincelejo, Colombia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7227-7119

Keywords:

Areas of occupancy (AOO), Caluromys philander, Colombian Caribbean, extent of occurrence (EOO), range expansion.

Abstract

The woolly opossums of the genus Caluromys, despite their wide distribution range, are poorly known species. In Colombia, the presence of C. derbianus and C. lanatus is recognized, and the presence of C. philander has been proposed. This study sought to update the distribution and know overlapping areas of the species of the genus Caluromys in Colombia. We modeled the current and potential distribution of C. derbianus and C. lanatus, and discussed the potential presence of C. philander. We extend the distribution range for C. derbianus and C. lanatus by obtaining new records mainly in the Colombian Caribbean region. For C. derbianus, we found that the estimated model area was 177,337 km2, with the most suitable areas in the Caribbean region in the department of Córdoba and the coast of the department of Sucre, in the north and south of the Pacific region, and in the Andean region on the western mountain range, associated with forest cover. For C. lanatus, the estimated model area was 940,007 km2 with the greatest habitat suitability in the forest cover of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the central mountain range, the Magdalena River valleys and the Andean-Orinosence piedmont. The areas of occupancy (AOO) and extent of occurrence (EOO) in Colombia are 268 km2 and 182,741 km2 for C. derbianus, 652 km2 and 1,036,486 km2 for C. lanatus, with an overlap area of 37,889 km2. Although we found high uncertainty in the records for C. philander in Colombia, we consider that the species probably has representation in the eastern Amazon and Orinoquia regions. This information could be useful to provide new perspectives for the study of the ecological interactions of these Neotropical marsupials, as well as for assessing threats to woolly opossums in Colombia.

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