Some records of animals in Ukraine

Study Extent

The dataset was prepared in cooperation with Bezhenar R. V., Karashivsky V. B., Khlus L. M., Khudyi O. I., Malaniuk T. B., Reminny V. Yu., Skilsky I. V., Smirnov D. A., Smirnova M. V., Volutsa O. D., Zinenko O. I., and other colleagues and respondents who helped me with field survey or report data about some animal species records.

Sampling

The main part of the data will be collected during various zoological studies. Information on the registration of individual species at various stages of development was collected through visual observations in nature (in some cases with photo or video recording) of the animals themselves, as well as the results of their life activities. Insects (in particular, butterflies), which are active at night, were lured to light traps. Fish were caught with amateur fishing gear. Information collected during monitoring of animal deaths on model sections of highways (mainly in Chernivtsi region) was also involved. Observations involving animals that died from a variety of causes are also included. In some cases, verified personal reports of other observers are also given. The coordinates of the registration sites were determined using the Google Earth program in decimal format (WGS84 system). The nomenclature follows the Catalogue of Life.

Quality Control

The author is fully responsible for the quality of the information provided within the dataset.

Method steps

1. Conducting of field research and registrations of animals.
2. Species identification.
3. Georeferencing.
4. Organizing of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.

The species presented in the dataset corresponds the following taxonomic statuses: Animalia - Arthropoda, Mollusca, Chordata.

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
3. Mollusca
   rank: phylum
4. Chordata
   rank: phylum
5. Insecta
   rank: class
6. Arachnida
   rank: class
7. Gastropoda
   rank: class
8. Malacostraca
   rank: class
9. Bivalvia
   rank: class
10. Mammalia
    rank: class
11. Aves
    rank: class
12. Actinopterygii
    rank: class
13. Chilopoda
    rank: class
14. Branchiopoda
    rank: class

The dataset covers the territory of Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kherson, Khmel'nytsk, Luhansk, Odesa, Ternopil, Vinnytsia and Zakarpattia regons (oblasts) of Ukraine.