Abstract
Location Global.
Taxon All extant mammal species.
Methods Range maps were digitally interpreted, georeferenced, error-checked and subsequently taxonomically aligned between the HMW (6253 species), the CMW (6431 species) and the MDD taxonomies (6362 species).
Results Range maps can be evaluated and visualised in an online map browser at Map of Life (mol.org) and accessed for individual or batch download for non-commercial use.
Main conclusion Expert maps of species' global distributions are limited in their spatial detail and temporal specificity, but form a useful basis for broad-scale characterizations and model-based integration with other data. We provide georeferenced range maps for the native ranges of all extant mammal species as shapefiles, with species-level metadata and source information packaged together in geodatabase format. Across the three taxonomic sources our maps entail, there are 1784 taxonomic name differences compared to the maps currently available on the IUCN Red List website. The expert maps provided here are harmonised to the MDD taxonomic authority and linked to a community of online tools that will enable transparent future updates and version control.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 979-992 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of Biogeography |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 27 Mar 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2022 |
Keywords
- Biodiversity
- Biogeography
- Conservation planning
- GIS
- Mammalia
- Mapping
- Species distributions