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Title
Mammals of the Western Hemisphere - Procyonidae (Polygon 1 of 1)
Date
2011-08-10 09:21:24 UTC
Extent
1996 - 2000
Abstract
Abstract: This data set contains distribution information for all mammals occurring in the
Western Hemisphere.The goal of this project is to make this distributional information freely
available to the public to inform conservation and other land-use decisions.A Memorandum of
Understanding signed by NatureServe (then known as the Association for Biodiversity
Information), The Nature Conservancy/Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International/CABS,
World Wildlife Fund-US, and in 2000, with the subsequent addition of Environment Canada,
governed the initial development and guidelines for sharing of these data.The MOU expired in
2003, but NatureServe, the compiler of the data set, continues to maintain the data largely in the
spirit of the original MO
The ArcView shape files contain the known range of each species.Ranges may be depicted as
polygons where a species is widespread, as points where there are isolated records, or both.Not
all vagrant occurrences are depicted, especially those in the US and Canada.The files are
arranged in folders by family.The file naming convention, designed to allow manipulation of the
files in Arc/Info, is as follows.
Introduction
Habitat for mammals and other organisms is disappearing quickly from the
Earth's surface due to human activity.Conservationists are in a race against
time to protect remaining habitat to stem the loss of biodiversity.Critical to these
conservation efforts is focusing on-the-ground actions where threatened species
where found.To aid conservationists in determining where these species occur,
a group of conservation organizations joined forces in 2000 to develop a digital
library of the distributions of the birds and mammals of the Western Hemisphere.
These organizations, NatureServe (known then as the Association for
Biodiversity Information), Conservation International - Center for Applied
Biodiversity Science, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program (known
then as Wings of the Americas), and World Wildlife Fund - US, later joined by
Environment Canada - WILDSPACE, wanted to make these maps easily
accessible to conservation planners and other interested users.They signed a
Memorandum of Understanding to govern work on the project and delegated
NatureServe with the primary responsibility to compile the database.Many
independent scientists are also collaborating in the project.This compact disk
presents one product of this collaboration-a digital map library of the
distributions of the mammals of the Western Hemisphere.
Coverage
Western Hemisphere.The project covers continental North, Central, and
South America and associated islands, including all near shore islands in
Canada and the United States, islands in the Bering Sea, and the U.Aleutian
islands; the entire Caribbean; the Mexican islands of Guadalupe and the
Revillagigedo archipelago; and the Falkland Islands.This coverage excludes
Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and mid-Atlantic islands such as Bermuda,
Tristan da Cunha, and South Georgia.
Terrestrial Ranges only.Because the goal of the project is to produce a
tool to aid on-the-ground conservation, the maps show ranges of terrestrial
species only.Conservation of marine mammals is dependent on management
policies, so the geographic ranges of pelagic species is a less critical
conservation issue.Also, pelagic ranges are poorly and unevenly known
1throughout the hemisphere, making a balanced coverage of these ranges
difficult.
Extant and Recently Extinct Species.Whenever data are available, the
maps show ranges where species formerly occurred but are now extirpated.
Note that many species have undergone range contractions, either historically or
in recent years, that are not accurately recorded.We also included recently
extinct species if data were available.
Introduced Species.To the extent that existing data allowed us, we
mapped current distributions of species that have been introduced and
established in the project area.Distributions of all mammals and especially
introduced species are constantly changing, so data users should be aware that
these maps reflect the situation at the time the data source was produced, not
necessarily today's distribution.
Species not Included.We did not map several species for various
reasons.They are:
Canis rufis (Red Wolf) - This species exists in the wild only as
reintroduced individuals and its taxonomic status is unclear.
Mus musculus (House Mouse) - This introduced species is ubiquitous
around human habitation.
Lama glama (Llama)-- This species exists only in domesticated
populations.
Lama pacos (Alpaca) -- This species exists only in domesticated
populations.
Nelomys unicolor (An Atlantic Tree Rat) - The geographic origin of the
type specimens of this species is unclear and no extant populations are known.
Map Production
To produce the maps we used existing digital maps that were available to
us (see Data Contributors) and digitized maps for all remaining species and
portions of ranges.We digitized by first scanning published maps and then
tracing on-screen over the georeferenced scans.Some maps were digitized by
eye from published maps in books and other compilations.After initial
digitization, Patterson reviewed printed versions of the South American
maps and we incorporated these corrections to the digital maps.
2We coded all polygons and points by whether the species is still present or
extinct in the location, and by the species' origin (native, introduced).The key to
the codes, all technical information about the maps, and a list of references cited
in the database are contained in the accompanying metadata file.
Data Contributors and Sources
The source for most North American maps is Hall (1981) and Wilson and
Ruff (1999).We digitized distributions of Caribbean mammals based largely on
information in the Woods and Sergile (2001) volume.A major source for
Mexican ranges was Ceballos and Oliva (2003).Central American mammal
distributions generally follow Reid (1997).Information for South American
ranges is drawn from Emmons and Feer (1997), the Eisenberg and Redford
series (Eisenberg & Redford, 1989; Eisenberg & Redford, 1999; Redford &
Eisenberg, 1992), Anderson (1997), Koopman (1982), Alberico et al. (2000), as
well as hundreds of journal articles and other sources.The taxonomy follows
Paterson's systematic database on Neotropical mammals and NatureServe's
database on North American mammals (see www.natureserve.org/explorer).
Primate taxonomy and distribution follow Rylands' database of Neotropical
Primates.A complete list of references can be found on an accompanying file on
this C
Use and Acknowledgement of the Data
This compilation of the digital library of mammal distributions is
copyrighted2003 by NatureServe, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, 15th Floor,
Arlington Virginia 22209, U.S.All Rights Reserved.NatureServe grants to the
public a nonexclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, translate,
publish and use these data for noncommercial purposes.
All products produced on any media, including but not limited to
publications, databases, theses, websites, and oral presentations should
acknowledge the data contributors:
'Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Bruce Patterson, Wes
Sechrest, Marcelo Tognelli, Gerardo Ceballos, The Nature Conservancy -
Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund
- US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.'
All scientific research that makes extensive use of the maps offer coauthorship to Wes Sechrest or the compiler listed for the individual maps.
3The proper citation for this CD is:
'Patterson, D., Ceballos, Sechrest, Tognelli, Brooks, Luna,
Ortega, Salazar, and Young.2003.Digital Distribution Maps of
the Mammals of the Western Hemisphere, version 1.0.NatureServe,
Arlington, Virginia, USA.'
Please contact Bruce Young (bruce_young@natureserve.org) if you are
interested in using this database or any of the data contained therein in a
commercial product.
Software Compatibility
The shapefiles on this compact disk are compatible with ArcView 3.X
software produced by the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.To
purchase ArcView software, check the ESRI website (www.esri.com) for a
distributor near you.Alternatively, you can download ArcExplorer, software that
allows you to view but not modify the range maps, for free at
http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/index.html.
Errors and Updates
Although we feel we did the best job possible to produce an accurate
database, some errors surely remain in the data.Our knowledge of mammal
distribution and taxonomy continues to improve, so some of these maps may be
out of date by the time you see them.Please alert Bruce Young
(bruce_young@natureserve.org) of any errors you detect in the data or of newly
published information that would serve to update the maps.We will be
constantly reviewing the scientific literature to keep abreast of taxonomic and
distributional changes.Updated maps will be available for download at
NatureServe's website (www.natureserve.org).
Disclaimer
All data and any other documents that are contained on this compact disk
are provided 'as is' without warranty as to the currentness, completeness, or
accuracy of any specific data. NatureServe hereby disclaims all warranties and
conditions with regard to any documents provided on this compact disk, including
but not limited to all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. NatureServe makes no
representations about the suitability of the information contained on this compact
disk. In no event shall NatureServe be liable for any special, indirect, incidental,
consequential damages, or for damages of any kind arising out of or in
4connection with the use or performance of information contained in any
documents provided on this compact disk, under any theory of liability used.
NatureServe may update or make changes to the documents provided on this
compact disk at any time without notice; however, NatureServe makes no
commitment to update the information contained herein. Because the data in
NatureServe's central databases are continually being updated, it is advisable to
check NatureServe's website (www.natureserve.org) for updated information.
The data provided is for planning, assessment, and informational purposes.
Acknowledgments
For their generous financial support, we thank Conservation International
- Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, the Oracle Corporate Giving Program,
The Seaver Institute, and NatureServe.We are indebted to the GIS wizardry of
Pilar Hernandez whose scripts allowed the project to finish this century and with
a manageable number of errors.We thank Anthony Rylands for reviewing the
taxonomy and distribution of the primates.The Monteverde Institute kindly made
their GIS facility available to us.We especially thank the librarians of the Field
Museum for making obscure references available to us.We thank Alberto
Guindon and Missy Martin for digitizing some of the maps.Paul Velazco
answered a large number of last-minute queries after Luna moved to the
University of Michigan.Mark Wainwright painted the CD cover illustration.
Finally, thanks to Larry Master for believing in this project and supporting it for
the duration.
Literature Cited
Alberico, M., Cadena, Hernandez-Camacho, Munoz-Saba.2000.
Mamiferos (Synapsida: Theria) de Colombia.Biota Colombiana 1:43-75.
Anderson,1997.Mammals of Bolivia: Taxonomy and distribution.Bulletin of
the American Museum of Natural History, No. 231.
Ceballos, and Oliva . 2003. Los mamiferos silvestres de Mexico. Conabio -
Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico D.F.
Eisenberg, 1989. Mammals of the Neotropics: The northern Neotropics. The
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
Eisenberg, and Redford.1992.Mammals of the Neotropics: The
central Neotropics. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
5Emmons, and Feer. 1997. Neotropical rainforest mammals, a field guide.
Second edition. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago,
Illinois.
Hall, E.1982.The mammals of North America, volumes 1 and 2.John Willey
& Sons, New York.
Koopman,1982.Biogeography of the bats of South America. Pages 273-
302, in Mammalian Biology in South America (Mares y H.
Genoways, eds.). Special Publication Series, vol. 6, Pymatuning
Laboratory of Ecology, University of Pittsburgh, Linesville, P
Redford, and Eisenberg.1992.Mammals of the Neotropics: The
southern cone. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
Reid,1997.A field guide to the mammals of Central America and southern
Mexico.Oxford University Press, New York.
Wilson, and Ruff.1999. The Smithsonian book of North American
mammals. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D
Woods, and Sergile.2001.Biogeography of the West Indies.CRC
Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Data Attributes
17Number of Items in Attribute Table: 13
18Names of Attributes:
* Shape - Point or Polygon
* English Name
* Scientific Name [genus + species (+subspecies)]
* Authority [name + year; in parentheses if genus has changed]
* Family
* Presence - Is/was it there (Codes are listed below) 3
* Origin - How/why is it there (Codes are listed below)
* Compiler [Name + date]
* Scale of source map
* Taxonomic comments
* Distribution comments
* References [authors name and publication date]
* Reviewers [names + dates]
19Codes:
Presence
1 - Extant
2 - Possibly present
3 - Probably extinct/Historically present but no recent records
4 - Extinct
5 - Extirpated purposely - (applies to introduced species only)
6 - Occurs on indicated island chain, but not necessarily on every island in the chain
7 - Subfossil/fossil
Origin
1 - Native (year round)
2 - Native (breeding seasons only)
3 - Native (nonbreeding seasons only)
4 - Native (as a passage migrant or wanderer)
5 - Native (seasonal permanence uncertain)
6 - Introduced (Alien) - [anthropogenically since 1600]
7 - Either introduced or native
8 - Reintroduced
9 - Either reintroduced or introduced
10 - Vagrant (an unusual record where a species does not regularly occur or migrate; only
applicable to points)
11 - Unknown
Note: This dataset may consist of several shapefiles. These files are numbered in the form of 'x of y' which means in the title it may say:
Mammals of the Western Hemisphere - Abrocomidae Polygon 2 of 5. This means that you are viewing Polygon shapefile 2 of 5 shapefiles of the Abrocomidae species.
(source: http://natureserve.org/getData/index.jsp)
Western Hemisphere.The goal of this project is to make this distributional information freely
available to the public to inform conservation and other land-use decisions.A Memorandum of
Understanding signed by NatureServe (then known as the Association for Biodiversity
Information), The Nature Conservancy/Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International/CABS,
World Wildlife Fund-US, and in 2000, with the subsequent addition of Environment Canada,
governed the initial development and guidelines for sharing of these data.The MOU expired in
2003, but NatureServe, the compiler of the data set, continues to maintain the data largely in the
spirit of the original MO
The ArcView shape files contain the known range of each species.Ranges may be depicted as
polygons where a species is widespread, as points where there are isolated records, or both.Not
all vagrant occurrences are depicted, especially those in the US and Canada.The files are
arranged in folders by family.The file naming convention, designed to allow manipulation of the
files in Arc/Info, is as follows.
Introduction
Habitat for mammals and other organisms is disappearing quickly from the
Earth's surface due to human activity.Conservationists are in a race against
time to protect remaining habitat to stem the loss of biodiversity.Critical to these
conservation efforts is focusing on-the-ground actions where threatened species
where found.To aid conservationists in determining where these species occur,
a group of conservation organizations joined forces in 2000 to develop a digital
library of the distributions of the birds and mammals of the Western Hemisphere.
These organizations, NatureServe (known then as the Association for
Biodiversity Information), Conservation International - Center for Applied
Biodiversity Science, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program (known
then as Wings of the Americas), and World Wildlife Fund - US, later joined by
Environment Canada - WILDSPACE, wanted to make these maps easily
accessible to conservation planners and other interested users.They signed a
Memorandum of Understanding to govern work on the project and delegated
NatureServe with the primary responsibility to compile the database.Many
independent scientists are also collaborating in the project.This compact disk
presents one product of this collaboration-a digital map library of the
distributions of the mammals of the Western Hemisphere.
Coverage
Western Hemisphere.The project covers continental North, Central, and
South America and associated islands, including all near shore islands in
Canada and the United States, islands in the Bering Sea, and the U.Aleutian
islands; the entire Caribbean; the Mexican islands of Guadalupe and the
Revillagigedo archipelago; and the Falkland Islands.This coverage excludes
Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and mid-Atlantic islands such as Bermuda,
Tristan da Cunha, and South Georgia.
Terrestrial Ranges only.Because the goal of the project is to produce a
tool to aid on-the-ground conservation, the maps show ranges of terrestrial
species only.Conservation of marine mammals is dependent on management
policies, so the geographic ranges of pelagic species is a less critical
conservation issue.Also, pelagic ranges are poorly and unevenly known
1throughout the hemisphere, making a balanced coverage of these ranges
difficult.
Extant and Recently Extinct Species.Whenever data are available, the
maps show ranges where species formerly occurred but are now extirpated.
Note that many species have undergone range contractions, either historically or
in recent years, that are not accurately recorded.We also included recently
extinct species if data were available.
Introduced Species.To the extent that existing data allowed us, we
mapped current distributions of species that have been introduced and
established in the project area.Distributions of all mammals and especially
introduced species are constantly changing, so data users should be aware that
these maps reflect the situation at the time the data source was produced, not
necessarily today's distribution.
Species not Included.We did not map several species for various
reasons.They are:
Canis rufis (Red Wolf) - This species exists in the wild only as
reintroduced individuals and its taxonomic status is unclear.
Mus musculus (House Mouse) - This introduced species is ubiquitous
around human habitation.
Lama glama (Llama)-- This species exists only in domesticated
populations.
Lama pacos (Alpaca) -- This species exists only in domesticated
populations.
Nelomys unicolor (An Atlantic Tree Rat) - The geographic origin of the
type specimens of this species is unclear and no extant populations are known.
Map Production
To produce the maps we used existing digital maps that were available to
us (see Data Contributors) and digitized maps for all remaining species and
portions of ranges.We digitized by first scanning published maps and then
tracing on-screen over the georeferenced scans.Some maps were digitized by
eye from published maps in books and other compilations.After initial
digitization, Patterson reviewed printed versions of the South American
maps and we incorporated these corrections to the digital maps.
2We coded all polygons and points by whether the species is still present or
extinct in the location, and by the species' origin (native, introduced).The key to
the codes, all technical information about the maps, and a list of references cited
in the database are contained in the accompanying metadata file.
Data Contributors and Sources
The source for most North American maps is Hall (1981) and Wilson and
Ruff (1999).We digitized distributions of Caribbean mammals based largely on
information in the Woods and Sergile (2001) volume.A major source for
Mexican ranges was Ceballos and Oliva (2003).Central American mammal
distributions generally follow Reid (1997).Information for South American
ranges is drawn from Emmons and Feer (1997), the Eisenberg and Redford
series (Eisenberg & Redford, 1989; Eisenberg & Redford, 1999; Redford &
Eisenberg, 1992), Anderson (1997), Koopman (1982), Alberico et al. (2000), as
well as hundreds of journal articles and other sources.The taxonomy follows
Paterson's systematic database on Neotropical mammals and NatureServe's
database on North American mammals (see www.natureserve.org/explorer).
Primate taxonomy and distribution follow Rylands' database of Neotropical
Primates.A complete list of references can be found on an accompanying file on
this C
Use and Acknowledgement of the Data
This compilation of the digital library of mammal distributions is
copyrighted2003 by NatureServe, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, 15th Floor,
Arlington Virginia 22209, U.S.All Rights Reserved.NatureServe grants to the
public a nonexclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to reproduce, translate,
publish and use these data for noncommercial purposes.
All products produced on any media, including but not limited to
publications, databases, theses, websites, and oral presentations should
acknowledge the data contributors:
'Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Bruce Patterson, Wes
Sechrest, Marcelo Tognelli, Gerardo Ceballos, The Nature Conservancy -
Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund
- US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.'
All scientific research that makes extensive use of the maps offer coauthorship to Wes Sechrest or the compiler listed for the individual maps.
3The proper citation for this CD is:
'Patterson, D., Ceballos, Sechrest, Tognelli, Brooks, Luna,
Ortega, Salazar, and Young.2003.Digital Distribution Maps of
the Mammals of the Western Hemisphere, version 1.0.NatureServe,
Arlington, Virginia, USA.'
Please contact Bruce Young (bruce_young@natureserve.org) if you are
interested in using this database or any of the data contained therein in a
commercial product.
Software Compatibility
The shapefiles on this compact disk are compatible with ArcView 3.X
software produced by the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.To
purchase ArcView software, check the ESRI website (www.esri.com) for a
distributor near you.Alternatively, you can download ArcExplorer, software that
allows you to view but not modify the range maps, for free at
http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/index.html.
Errors and Updates
Although we feel we did the best job possible to produce an accurate
database, some errors surely remain in the data.Our knowledge of mammal
distribution and taxonomy continues to improve, so some of these maps may be
out of date by the time you see them.Please alert Bruce Young
(bruce_young@natureserve.org) of any errors you detect in the data or of newly
published information that would serve to update the maps.We will be
constantly reviewing the scientific literature to keep abreast of taxonomic and
distributional changes.Updated maps will be available for download at
NatureServe's website (www.natureserve.org).
Disclaimer
All data and any other documents that are contained on this compact disk
are provided 'as is' without warranty as to the currentness, completeness, or
accuracy of any specific data. NatureServe hereby disclaims all warranties and
conditions with regard to any documents provided on this compact disk, including
but not limited to all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. NatureServe makes no
representations about the suitability of the information contained on this compact
disk. In no event shall NatureServe be liable for any special, indirect, incidental,
consequential damages, or for damages of any kind arising out of or in
4connection with the use or performance of information contained in any
documents provided on this compact disk, under any theory of liability used.
NatureServe may update or make changes to the documents provided on this
compact disk at any time without notice; however, NatureServe makes no
commitment to update the information contained herein. Because the data in
NatureServe's central databases are continually being updated, it is advisable to
check NatureServe's website (www.natureserve.org) for updated information.
The data provided is for planning, assessment, and informational purposes.
Acknowledgments
For their generous financial support, we thank Conservation International
- Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, the Oracle Corporate Giving Program,
The Seaver Institute, and NatureServe.We are indebted to the GIS wizardry of
Pilar Hernandez whose scripts allowed the project to finish this century and with
a manageable number of errors.We thank Anthony Rylands for reviewing the
taxonomy and distribution of the primates.The Monteverde Institute kindly made
their GIS facility available to us.We especially thank the librarians of the Field
Museum for making obscure references available to us.We thank Alberto
Guindon and Missy Martin for digitizing some of the maps.Paul Velazco
answered a large number of last-minute queries after Luna moved to the
University of Michigan.Mark Wainwright painted the CD cover illustration.
Finally, thanks to Larry Master for believing in this project and supporting it for
the duration.
Literature Cited
Alberico, M., Cadena, Hernandez-Camacho, Munoz-Saba.2000.
Mamiferos (Synapsida: Theria) de Colombia.Biota Colombiana 1:43-75.
Anderson,1997.Mammals of Bolivia: Taxonomy and distribution.Bulletin of
the American Museum of Natural History, No. 231.
Ceballos, and Oliva . 2003. Los mamiferos silvestres de Mexico. Conabio -
Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico D.F.
Eisenberg, 1989. Mammals of the Neotropics: The northern Neotropics. The
University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
Eisenberg, and Redford.1992.Mammals of the Neotropics: The
central Neotropics. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
5Emmons, and Feer. 1997. Neotropical rainforest mammals, a field guide.
Second edition. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago,
Illinois.
Hall, E.1982.The mammals of North America, volumes 1 and 2.John Willey
& Sons, New York.
Koopman,1982.Biogeography of the bats of South America. Pages 273-
302, in Mammalian Biology in South America (Mares y H.
Genoways, eds.). Special Publication Series, vol. 6, Pymatuning
Laboratory of Ecology, University of Pittsburgh, Linesville, P
Redford, and Eisenberg.1992.Mammals of the Neotropics: The
southern cone. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois.
Reid,1997.A field guide to the mammals of Central America and southern
Mexico.Oxford University Press, New York.
Wilson, and Ruff.1999. The Smithsonian book of North American
mammals. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D
Woods, and Sergile.2001.Biogeography of the West Indies.CRC
Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Data Attributes
17Number of Items in Attribute Table: 13
18Names of Attributes:
* Shape - Point or Polygon
* English Name
* Scientific Name [genus + species (+subspecies)]
* Authority [name + year; in parentheses if genus has changed]
* Family
* Presence - Is/was it there (Codes are listed below) 3
* Origin - How/why is it there (Codes are listed below)
* Compiler [Name + date]
* Scale of source map
* Taxonomic comments
* Distribution comments
* References [authors name and publication date]
* Reviewers [names + dates]
19Codes:
Presence
1 - Extant
2 - Possibly present
3 - Probably extinct/Historically present but no recent records
4 - Extinct
5 - Extirpated purposely - (applies to introduced species only)
6 - Occurs on indicated island chain, but not necessarily on every island in the chain
7 - Subfossil/fossil
Origin
1 - Native (year round)
2 - Native (breeding seasons only)
3 - Native (nonbreeding seasons only)
4 - Native (as a passage migrant or wanderer)
5 - Native (seasonal permanence uncertain)
6 - Introduced (Alien) - [anthropogenically since 1600]
7 - Either introduced or native
8 - Reintroduced
9 - Either reintroduced or introduced
10 - Vagrant (an unusual record where a species does not regularly occur or migrate; only
applicable to points)
11 - Unknown
Note: This dataset may consist of several shapefiles. These files are numbered in the form of 'x of y' which means in the title it may say:
Mammals of the Western Hemisphere - Abrocomidae Polygon 2 of 5. This means that you are viewing Polygon shapefile 2 of 5 shapefiles of the Abrocomidae species.
(source: http://natureserve.org/getData/index.jsp)
Geographic bounding box
East Bound Longitude
-34.7900772094727
West Bound Longitude
-127.89478302002
North Bound Latitude
58.7824020385742
South Bound Latitude
-34.8033027648926
Point of contact
Individual name
Thomas, Gerardo, Lucia, Pablo, Bruce, Irma, Wes, Marcelo, Bruce Brooks, Ceballos, Luna, Ortega, Patterson, Salazar, Sechrest, Tognelli, Young
Email
bruce_young@natureserve.org
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