ESPECIES DE MAMÍFEROS EN EL DMQ Y CATEGORÍA DE AMENAZA Table 3. Mammal species in the MDQ and their threat categories
Species
Threat category
Ecuadorian Capuchin Cebus albifrons aequatorialis
CR
Choco broad-nosed bat Platyrrhiunus chocoensis
EN
Ecuadorian grass mouse Akodon latebricloa
VU
Aquatic rat Anotomys leander
VU
Andean long-tailed mouse Thomasomy ucucha
VU
Pacarana Dinomys branickii
VU
Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus
VU
Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus
VU
Neotropical otter Lontra Longicaudis
VU
Little red brocket Mazama rufina
VU
Northern pudu Pudu mephistophiles
VU
Source: MECN 2010
EN :Endangered
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CR :Critical danger
VU : Vulnerable
In terms of altitudinal level, of the 134 species of mammals registered for all the northwestern tropical floor, 61 (46%) are found in the tropical forests of the MDQ, which represent 55% of all species recorded in the MDQ (MECN, 2010). Among the species indicating the good state of conservation of ecosystems are the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), the puma (Puma concolor), the brocket (Mazama rufina), the Ecuadorian capuchin (Cebus albifrons aequatorialis) and some small mammals such as the white-lined bat (Platyrrhinus nigellus) and the Andean mouse (Nephelomys moerex). The forest in the Verdecocha Reserve deserves special attention due to the fact that eight species indicating the good condition of the forest reside there, four endemic species and six species in the highest risk category of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Elsewhere, the sector of La Virgen in Nono is home to nine endemic species and six endangered species. Other sites of importance are those that are not protected such as the sectors of Zaragoza and La Unión, home to two endemic species, five indicator species and five in some degree of threat; and the sector of La Victoria, which has five indicator species, three endemic species and six under some degree of threat.