Neotropical Ungulate Diets and Supporting Literature

NEO_UNGULATES_DIET_DataS1 is a dataset compiled for a data paper in the journal Ecology, containing dietary information for 28 ungulate species. It includes a main database, a file detailing the 28 species, and a compilation of 200 original references. The dataset was authored by Lais Lautenschlager Rodrigues and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze dietary composition across the 28 ungulate species to model trophic guilds.
• Link species traits from the animal info file to dietary patterns in the main dataset.
• Trace data provenance by joining study records with the 200 references in the bibliography file.
• Investigate geographic or taxonomic trends in diet data availability from the compiled literature.

Strengths

• Includes a substantial bibliography of 200 original references for data provenance.
• Covers a defined taxonomic group of 28 Neotropical ungulate species.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• The 17.8 MB size suggests a relatively small dataset, potentially limiting complex modeling.
• Specific row counts and column names for the main dietary database are not provided.
• Geographic and temporal coverage of the underlying studies is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Compiled for a data paper published in the journal Ecology.

Collection Method

Literature compilation from published references.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating recent compilation.

Geography

Neotropical region (implied by 'NeoUngulates'), but specific coverage is null.