Global vertebrate populations decline faster in the presence of multiple threats compared to single threats.

Arboreal mammals, particularly nocturnal species, are one of the least studied mammalian groups but make up a significant percentage of mammalian species richness in the tropics. The challenging condi...

A prehistoric tool is reshaping our understanding of Europe’s early inhabitants.

Ecuador’s northern Amazon is home to some of the most biodiverse areas on the planet, including Yasuní National Park. But visitors are rarely able to see iconic large mammals like deer, lowland…

In 2018, Brazilian biologist Silvia Pavan traveled to Río Abiseo National Park, in Peru’s San Martín region, following the trail of a squirrel species first described from there in the 1990s. At the…

Abstract. Convergent evolution occurs when independent adaptations to similar conditions lead to species that are more similar than expected given their ph

Join us as we celebrate NCSE's 2025 Friend of Darwin and Friend of the Planet awardees. This online event is free and will include a Q&A after brief comments from the winners. This year's Friend of D...

Aim Species' distributions are central to research in biogeography, macroecology and conservation biology. However, incomplete or inaccurate knowledge about species' spatiotemporal distribution rang.....

The goal of mammalcol is to provide easy access to a meticulously structured dataset of Colombian mammal species in R. The 2025 update includes comprehensive, detailed species accounts, and distributi...