The species distribution maps, sometimes referred to as 'limited of distribution' or 'field guide' maps, aim to provide the current know distribution of the species within its native range. The limits of distribution can be determined by using known occurrences of the species, along with the knowledge of habitat preferences, remaining suitable habitat, elevation limited, and other expert knowledge of the species and its range. In most cases the range is depicted as polygons. A polygon displaying the limited of a species distribution is essentially meant to communicate that the species probably occurs within this polygon, but it does not mean that it is distributed equally within that polygon or occurs everywhere within that polygon. The ranges are available as a single data set (shapefile) for all mammals or broken out into smaller data sets as shapefiles. The ranges are broken out by grouping families containing predominantly marine and terrestrial species. The terrestrial file includes all mammals, excluding species in the families Otariidae, Phocidae and Odobenidae (i.e. all seals, sea lions and walrus), Balaenidae, Balaenopteridae, Delphinidae, Eschrichtidae, Iniidae, Monodontidae, Neobalaenidae, Phocoenidae, Physteridae, Platanistidae, and Ziphiidae (all whales, dolphins and porpoises), and everything in the Order Sirenia (manatees and dugongs).
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Mammals
Additional Info
- Project: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Dataset Title: Mammals
- Data Series: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Orginator: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Institution Type: independent
- Author: see originator
- Distributor: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Reports: http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/red-list-documents
- Data Type: GIS
- Délı̨nę District: yes
- K’asho Got’ı̨nę District: yes
- Tulı́t’a District: yes
- Time Period: [20--]
- Source Date: [2013]
- Version: 3
- Access Constraints: open download - no login
- Use Constraints: http://spatial-data.s3.amazonaws.com/groups/Red%20List%20Terms%20%26%20Conditions%20of%20Use.pdf
- Completion Status: ongoing
- Maintenance: ongoing
- Maintenance Frequency: as needed
- Metadata Available: http://spatial-data.s3.amazonaws.com/groups/METADATA%20for%20Digital%20Distribution%20Maps%20of%20The%20IUCN%20Red%20List%20of%20Threatened%20Species%E2%84%A2.pdf
- Metadata Contact: IUCN Red List Unit, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Spatial Extent: International
- Traditional Knowledge: no
- Wildlife: yes
- Habitat: no
- Keywords: species at risk; mammal; range; habitat;
- Data Category: vector
- Format: shp
- Feature Type: polygon
- Feature Count: 42654
- Dataset Descriptive Name: TERRESTRIAL_MAMMALS_NOV2013
- File Name: TERRESTRIAL_MAMMALS_NOV2013.shp
- Scale: unknown
- Projection: undefined
- Downloadable: yes
- Downloadable Format: zip
- See Also: 153
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