Abstract
Between February and September of 2015, we visited different sites along the Leguízamo jurisdiction, as part of an ornithological survey and education project (Acevedo-Charry et al. unpublished data). During fieldwork, some mammals were recorded, not systematically, through direct observation, tracks and incidental captures in mist-nets, which served as evidence and were used for taxonomic confirmation. Specimens collected were deposited in the “Alberto Cadena García” mammal collection of the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá (Appendix 1 in Supporting Information). In addition, some species were recognized from informal interviews with local people and were included as potentially present but acknowledging the need for further confirmation. Our aim is to present these incidental mammal records as a contribution and support of the ongoing research in the Amazon region of Colombia.
Highlights
Leguízamo is located within the interfluvial region of the middle Caquetá and Putumayo river basins, the two primary Colombian tributaries to the Amazon river (Figure 1)
There is a National Park in the region, La Paya National Park, which is located along the Caucayá river basin, a tributary of the Putumayo river
Six of the recorded species are considered of conservation concern (Near Threatened or Vulnerable; Priodontes maximus, Lagothrix lagotricha, Cheracebus medemi, Panthera onca, Tapirus terrestris) and two species are considered as Data Deficient (Microsciurus flaviventer, Inia geoffrensis)
Summary
Leguízamo is located within the interfluvial region of the middle Caquetá and Putumayo river basins, the two primary Colombian tributaries to the Amazon river (Figure 1). Deforestation has been concentrated mainly in unflooded forests, especially throughout the road that connects Leguízamo with La Tagua towns, over the Putumayo and Caquetá rivers respectively (Figure 1B). Previous assessments of mammals from Leguízamo include a recent review by Ramírez-Chaves et al (2013) and a rapid ecological assessment within La Paya National Park (Polanco et al 2000).
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