Distribution of mammals in Colorado
Armstrong DM. 1972. Distribution of mammals in Colorado. Monograph, University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, 3:1-415. Lawrence, KS
The distributional attributes of Coloradan mammals were viewed from ecological, ecogeographic, and areal aspects in this monograph. Armstrong describes 121 species of Recent mammals, representing 7 orders, known to occur in Colorado, or to have occurred there within historic times. These species are treated as 211 named kinds - subspecies or monotypic species. Of that number, 3 species are of occasional occurrence only, and native stocks of as many as 6 species which may have been extirpated since permanent European settlement in Colorado. Armstrong also lists at least 3 exotic mammals established in the state at the time of publication, and local feral populations of other introduced species which were known to occur intermittently. Introduced mammals and species of probably occurrence in Colorado are treated briefly following accounts of native species.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Armstrong, D
- Date of Issue
- 1972
- Publisher
- Monograph, University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, 3:1-415
- Units
- GRSA , ROMO
- Keywords
- Distribution, Inventory, Mammals, NCPN upload 2011, Wildlife Management