Mammals in the collection of Zoological Museum of NSNHM (the National Science and Natural History Museum at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv): Erinaceidae, Talpidae, Soricidae, Myoxidae, Sminthidae

Study Extent

Occurrence data were obtained from published Catalogue of the Museum of Zoology, NSNHM, NAS of Ukraine: Shevchenko L. S., Zololtukhina S. I. Mammals. Vol.2. Insectivora, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia. - Kiev: NSNHM, 2005. - 238 p.

Sampling

Data were collected, provided and preserved by the authors of the collections and the organized by the staff of Zoological Museum, National Museum of Natural History, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Points of findings were georeferenced according to the available description of each preserved specimen that was found in the publication: Shevchenko L. S., Zololtukhina S. I. Mammals. Vol.2. Insectivora, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Rodentia. - Kiev: NSNHM, 2005. - 238 p.

Quality Control

Authors of the dataset are responcible for the accuracy of its organizing and the data transfered from the mentioned publication.

Method steps

1. Georeferencing using Google Earth software.
2. Correcting of the issues and mistakes.

The dataset consists of representatives of Erinaceidae, Talpidae, Soricidae, Myoxidae, Sminthidae families.

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Chordata
   rank: phylum
3. Mammalia
   rank: class
4. Rodentia
   rank: order
5. Erinaceomorpha
   rank: order
6. Soricomorpha
   rank: order

The dataset consists of occurances from mammals' findings collected from Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Moldova, United states of America.