Ecología y conservación del Lobo de Páramo en el Parque Nacional Podocarpus: Elaboración y digitalización de una colección de referencia para la identificación de la dieta de mamíferos andinos

Abstract

Hair is a special feature in mammals, which distinguishes them from other taxa; the guard hair has special features for taxonomic identification. This catalog was prepared from 45 samples of guard hair which different species were obtained from museum collections. Likewise has developed a proposal for taxonomic identification key which facilitates the identification process, the catalog is also available online on the platform of Smart-land. The principal characters on which the identification process is based on the form, on the scale, medullar pattern and cuticular pattern.