Small terrestrial mammals (Rodentia, Soricomorpha) along a gradient of forest anthropisati

Occurrence data for 1593 small terrestrial mammals trapped in forested areas of Eastern France between 2020 and 2022. The dataset includes 15 species across nine rodent and six shrew families, with measurements for weight, body length, and tail length. It was collected by researchers from the Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement as part of the European Biodiversa BioRodDis project.

Use Cases

• Modeling species distribution based on forest type and anthropisation level mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal variability in biodiversity between seasons and years as described
• Investigating relationships between mammal morphometrics (weight, length) and habitat characteristics
• Comparing small mammal community composition across biological reserves, managed forests, and urban parks

Strengths

• Contains 1593 individual animal records with morphometric measurements
• Covers 15 distinct species across two taxonomic orders
• Sampling spans three years (2020-2022) and multiple seasons
• Data collected across a defined gradient of forest anthropisation from reserves to urban parks

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

Collection Method

Live trapping on the ground for one to 11 nights across various forest and urban park habitats

Time Range

Spring and autumn 2020, 2021, and 2022

Geography

Eastern France (administrative departments: Rhône, Ain, Jura)