Methods
Tissue for Neogale felipei was obtained from an adult female individual found as roadkill. The specimen is deposited in the Mammal Collection of the Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad de Caldas (MHN-UCa-M) under voucher number MHN-UCa-M 3752. The specimen was collected in Colombia, Cauca, Puracé, Cabaña San Juan (3250 m; 2.346360 N, −76.308068 W) on 23 September 2021. Tissue for Neogale frenata was obtained from an adult male individual found as roadkill, in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia (6.1290950N, -75.4260990W). This specimen is deposited in the Theriological Collection of Universidad de Antioquia (CTUA) under voucher number CTUA 3070.
Data Availability
Funding
Funding was provided by Iridian Genomes, grant# IRGEN_RG_2021-1345 Genomic Studies of Eukaryotic Taxa.
Acknowledgments
Tissue samples were collected under separate scientific research permits for the collection of wild specimens for non-commercial purposes. For N. felipei, the permit was granted by the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development under Decree 1376 (27 June 2023). For N. frenata, permit 0524 (May 2014) was issued by the National Environmental Licensing Authority of Colombia. Both samples were exported for sequencing under export permit 00403 granted by the National Environmental Licensing Authority of Colombia.