Northern-most record of the collared anteater (Tamandua mexicana) from the Pacific slope of Mexico

• Burton, Andrew M. ^[1] ; González, Gerardo Ceballos ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

     Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

     México

     
• Localización: Revista Mexicana de Mastozoología, ISSN-e 2007-4484, Vol. 10, Nº. 1, 2006, págs. 67-71
• Idioma: español
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  • We report the first record for the collared anteater (Tamandua mexicana) from Colima, Mexico. This record represents a northern range expansion along the Pacific slope. The presence of T. mexicana in Colima can be explained by two different mutually exlcusive hypotheses; the first is that the species has been historically present and was not recorded earlier; the second one is that the collared anteater has just recently dispersed into the state. We strongly support the second hypothesis.

    Key words: Tamandua mexicana, Colima, record.