The insectivores of Georgia

Study Extent

Georgia

Sampling

Literture search, Trapping

Quality Control

Georefernecing using Google Earth Pro v7.3.6.9345 and GPS

Method steps

1. Literature Search Field sampling

Data represents the insectivore taxa identified at species level from the orders Soricomorpha and Erinaceomorpha

1. Soricomorpha
   common name: Insectivore rank: order
2. Erinaceomorpha
   common name: Insectivore rank: order

The dataset originated from the whole Georgian territory. Georgia covering an area of 69,500 square km, is located on the southern slopes of the Great Caucasus Mountain Range, Lesser Caucasus mountains on the isthmus between the Black and Caspian Seas. It contains lowlands between the abovementioned mountain ranges which include the Colchis lowland in the west (along the Black Sea Coast) and the Kura river lowland in the east. The land of Georgia covers an elevation range from sea level to approximately 5,184 meters at Mount Shkhara. Two-thirds of the country is mountainous with an average height of 1200 meters above sea level.