Diversity and Conservation of Neotropical Mammals

OJEDA RICARDO ALBERTO; AGUSTINA NOVILLO

Reference Module in Life Sciences, Elsevier

Elsevier

Año: 2023; p. 1 - 19

The Neotropical Region is one of the major biogeographic divisions for both plants and animals on Earth. It spans from central Mexico and the Caribbean islands to southern South America. The Neotropical Region contains the largest number of mammal species in the New World, the second-highest number of mammal species on the planet, and is the region with the largest number of endemic mammal families in the world. This article provides an overview of the current state of our knowledge regarding the mam- mals of the Neotropical Region, including relevant geological events, evolution, biogeographic patterns, and large-scale assessment of threats, conservation status, and prospects.