The insectivores of Georgia
Citation
Kandaurov A, Bukhnikashvili A, Sheklashvili G, Natradze I, Mumladze L (2023). The insectivores of Georgia. Version 1.3. Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fb3akq accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
All known field based records of insectivores in Georgia (including own unpublished data) accumulated as of 2022 are collected in one dataset for the first time. About 28.4% of records had been retrieved from publications in Russian and Georgian languages, and 47% of the dataset records are retrieved from collections.Sampling Description
Study Extent
GeorgiaSampling
Literture search, TrappingQuality Control
Georefernecing using Google Earth Pro v7.3.6.9345 and GPSMethod steps
- Literature Search Field sampling
Taxonomic Coverages
Data represents the insectivore taxa identified at species level from the orders Soricomorpha and Erinaceomorpha
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Soricomorphacommon name: Insectivore rank: order
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Erinaceomorphacommon name: Insectivore rank: order
Geographic Coverages
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.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Andrei Kandaurovoriginator
position: Researcher
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University
cholokashvili 3/5
Tbilisi
0162
GE
email: a.s.kandaurov@gmail.com
Alexander Bukhnikashvili
originator
position: Reasearcher
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University
cholokashvili 3/5
Tbilisi
0162
GE
Telephone: +995 577754457
email: a.bukhnik@gmail.com
Giorgi Sheklashvili
originator
position: Researcher
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University
cholokashvili 3/5
Tbilisi
0162
GE
email: giorgi.sheklashvili.1@iliauni.edu.ge
Ioseb Natradze
originator
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University
cholokashvili 3/5
Tbilisi
0162
Georgia
GE
Telephone: +995 599554240
email: ioseb.ntradze@iliauni.edu.ge
Levan Mumladze
originator
position: Director of the Institute of Zoology
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University
cholokashvili 3/5
Tbilisi
0162
Georgia
GE
Telephone: +995 577149076
email: levan.mumladze@iliauni.edu.ge
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2172-6973
Andrei Kandaurov
metadata author
position: Researcher
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University
cholokashvili 3/5
Tbilisi
0162
GE
email: a.s.kandaurov@gmail.com
Alexander Bukhnikashvili
metadata author
position: Researcher
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University
cholokashvili 3/5
Tbilisi
0162
GE
Telephone: +995 577754457
email: a.bukhnik@gmail.com
Giorgi Sheklashvili
metadata author
position: Researcher
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University
cholokashvili 3/5
Tbilisi
0162
Georgia
GE
email: giorgi.sheklashvili.1@iliauni.edu.ge
Ioseb Natradze
metadata author
position: Researcher
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University
cholokashvili 3/5
Tbilisi
0162
Georgia
GE
email: ioseb.ntradze@iliauni.edu.ge
Levan Mumladze
user
email: levan.mumladze@iliauni.edu.ge
Andrei Kandaurov
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University
cholokashvili 3/5
Tbilisi
0162
Georgia
GE
email: a.s.kandaurov@gmail.com