Earthworms of Belarus: Species Distribution Maps and Fauna Survey

Belarus was the geographic focus of a survey covering most of its territory. The dataset digitizes treatments from a 2023 journal article, reporting 17 species and two subspecies of earthworms, including one genus, three species, and one subspecies recorded for the first time. It was authored by Sergei V. Shekhovtsov and colleagues.

Use Cases

• Mapping species distributions based on the detailed maps constructed for all reported species.
• Analyzing regional earthworm fauna composition based on the reported 17 species and two subspecies.
• Studying new species discoveries based on the first-time records of one genus, three species, and one subspecies.

Strengths

• Includes detailed geographic maps for all reported species.
• Documents a specific fauna count of 17 species and two subspecies.
• Reports new discoveries, including one genus, three species, and one subspecies.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Digitized treatments from the journal article 'Earthworms of Belarus (Annelida: Megadrili)' in Zootaxa 5255(1).

Collection Method

Survey of the earthworm fauna covering most of the territory of Belarus.

Geography

Belarus