Keywords
Fonseca
Monitoring
Serranía del Perijá
Vermilingua
Department of La Guajira
How to Cite
Accepted 2024-03-26
Published 2024-09-02
Abstract
The giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (Mammalia: Pilosa: Myrmecophagidae), is the only living member of this genus and is restricted to Central and South America. It is currently listed as a Vulnerable species (VU); however, in several countries, it has already been declared extinct. In Colombia, its distribution pattern is fragmented and increasingly reduced throughout the country. Due to its importance and state of vulnerability, it is important to generate reliable information on its populations, as well as its changing distribution patterns. In this paper we report the presence of M. tridactyla for the department of La Guajira, being the northernmost recent record of the species for Colombia. Additionally, an update on the distribution of the species at the national level is presented, and the need to implement monitoring and conservation actions for this species in the Colombian Caribbean is highlighted.
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