33.9 KB of estimates for current and future distribution areas for phyllostomid bat genera in the Neotropics. The data includes present and future suitable areas, stable areas, areas lost, areas gained, and net changes projected to 2040 under different climate scenarios. Author Daryl Cruz published the dataset on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
Use Cases
- Modeling future habitat suitability for Neotropical bat genera based on climate projections.
- Assessing net change, gain, and loss in species distribution areas under different climate scenarios.
- Identifying stable geographic areas for bat conservation planning based on projected climate stability.
Strengths
- Includes projections to a specific future year (2040).
- Compares present and future suitable areas, stable areas, and areas lost/gained.
- Covers multiple global climate models for scenario analysis.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The dataset is small (33.9 KB), indicating limited scope or aggregated summary data.
Provenance
- Source
- figshare, author Daryl Cruz.
- Collection Method
- Likely contains estimates derived from species distribution modeling under climate scenarios.
- Time Range
- Projections to 2040.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-22 18:34:46; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Neotropics.