Mammal Collection "Alberto Cadena García" Institute of Natural Sciences, National University of Colombia (ICN)

Abstract

The "Alberto Cadena García" Mammal Collection of the Institute of Natural Sciences, National University of Colombia (ICN) has contributed to the knowledge of mammals in Colombia since 1959. With approximately 27,600 specimens for the year 2020, it includes all orders of mammals reported for Colombia and records of all departments. This collection has specimens of about 80% of the mammalian species of Colombia. This collection contains sample material for 21 taxa and their specimen information is available online. In addition to its teaching activities, it has other collections that include prints, tissues and photographic records, which have continuous growth from field trips to teaching, graduate work, thesis, research projects and the deposit of material from entities external. The specimens in the collection have contributed to more than 90 scientific publications in the last 10 years, more than 150 theses and graduate work by students of the National University of Colombia.