Small Carnivore Conservation (2019) 57: 34–44 34 ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Predicting Greater Grison Galictis vittata presence from scarce records in the department of Cordoba, Colombia José F. GONZÁLEZ-MAYA 1* , Julio J. CHACÓN PACHECO 2 , Javier RACERO-CASARRUBIA 2 , Erika HUMANEZ-LÓPEZ 2 & Andrés ARIAS-ALZATE 3 1. Proyecto de Conservación de Aguas y Tierras, ProCAT Colombia/Internacional, Calle 97ª # 10-62, Of. 202, Bogotá, Colombia. 2. Grupo de Investigación Biodiversidad Unicórdoba, Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Córdoba, Colombia. 3. Grupo de Mastozoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad de Antioquía. Medellín, Colombia. Correspondence: José F. González-Maya jfgonzalezmaya@gmail.com Associate editor: Jan Schipper http://www.smallcarnivoreconservation.org ISSN 1019-5041 Introduction Small carnivores, generally mustelids, procyonids and mephitids, are among the least studied groups in the Neotropical region, where demographic and life-history information from some countries, such as Colombia, are limited and anecdotal (González-Maya et al. 2011). Despite the important role of these species in the ecosystems (Belant et al. 2009, González-Maya et al. 2009), few researches have been carried out on many basic aspects of their ecology, biology and natural history, and they have been relatively overlooked by science and conservation efforts (Schipper et al. 2009). Likewise, among small carnivores, some species (e.g., Mustela felipei, Procyon spp.) have aroused the interest among biologists, most probably related with distribution range, conservation status, ecosystems function or charismatic appealing (González-Maya et al. 2009, Schipper et al. 2009). The Greater Grison, Galictis vittata (Schreber 1776), is one of the least known mustelid species in America (Bornholdt et al. 2013), with significant information gaps regarding demographic and life-history traits throughout its range (de Oliveira 2009, González-Maya et al. 2011). It is an inconspicuous, widely distributed species from Southern Abstract. The Greater Grison, Galictis vittata, is a poorly known species in Colombia. Throughout its range major knowledge gaps exist regarding its ecology and conservation. To compile and analyse information about the species´ distribution records in the department of Cordoba, Colombia and assess its presence probability according to landscape attributes, we conducted a literature review of all wildlife studies in the region and compiled all possible direct presence records of the species in the department. We generated random location points and characterized each distribution and random location by their distance to landscape attributes and land-cover type and modelled landscape presence using a Multiple Logistic Regression approach. We found 33 records of the species in Cordoba with most of the records distributed in the subregion of Alto Sinú (36%). Higher presence probabilities are localized in areas near forests mostly in the southern parts of the department, showing the species is still related with the largest forest blocks. Grisons appears to potentially tolerate some levels of disturbance but is still dependent to forest. The influence of natural habitats and abundance across the department and other areas of its distribution remain to be evaluated. Keywords: Carnivora, Multiple Logistic Regression, Mustelidae, Resource Selection Model