Camera Trap Data for Coyote and Lagomorph in Montana Grasslands, 2018-2019

2018 and 2019 camera trap data collected in a Montana short and mixed grass prairie. The final dataset includes observations of coyote and lagomorph species only. The dataset was originally published by the Smithsonian and authored by Hila Shamon.

Use Cases

• Modeling coyote population activity patterns based on camera trap detection timestamps.
• Analyzing lagomorph (rabbit/hare) presence in relation to coyote activity based on co-occurrence data.
• Studying species interactions in a defined grassland ecosystem based on the geographic location.
• Assessing temporal trends in mammal sightings across the two-year collection period.

Strengths

• Data is focused on two specific species (coyote and lagomorph), which may simplify analysis.
• Geographic coordinates (48.93730; -106.10800) provide precise spatial context.
• Clear temporal coverage across two years (2018-2019).
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single study site.

Provenance

Source

Originally published on the Smithsonian eMammal platform.

Collection Method

Camera trap data collection.

Time Range

2018-2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 17:13:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Montana, USA (48.93730; -106.10800), short and mixed grass prairie.