Neotropical Alien Mammals: a data set of occurrence and abundance of alien mammals in the Neotropics

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Contributors

  • Clarissa Alves da Rosa - , National Institute of Amazon Researches (Author)
  • Bruno R Ribeiro - , Universidade Federal de Goiás (Author)
  • Vanesa Bejarano - , Sao Paulo State University-UNESP (Author)
  • Fernando Henrique Puertas - , Universidade Federal de Lavras (Author)
  • Adriana Bocchiglieri - , Universidade Federal de Sergipe (Author)
  • Adriana Loeser Dos Santos Barbosa - , Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Author)
  • Adriano Garcia Chiarello - , Universidade de São Paulo (Author)
  • Adriano Pereira Paglia - , Universidade Federal de Lavras (Author)
  • Adriele Aparecida Pereira - , Universidade Federal de Lavras (Author)
  • Adryelle Francisca de Souza Moreira - , Amplo Engenharia e Gestão de Projetos Ltda, Rua das Palmeiras, 19, Quadra 65, Jardim Renascença, II, São Luís, Maranhão, CEP: 65.075-300, Brazil. (Author)
  • Agnis Cristiane de Souza - , Universidade Federal de Lavras (Author)
  • Aiesca Pellegrin - , Laboratório de sanidade animal, Embrapa Pantanal, CP109, Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, 79320-900, Brazil. (Author)
  • Ailin Gatica - , National Scientific and Technical Research Council Argentina (CONICET) (Author)
  • Akyllan Zoppi Medeiro - , Faculdades Integradas Aparício Carvalho, Rua das Araras, Bairro Jardim Eldorado, 241, Porto Velho, Rondonia, CEP 76811-678, Brazil. (Author)
  • Alan Deivid Pereira - , Universidade Estadual de Londrina (Author)
  • Alan Gerhardt Braz - , Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Author)
  • Alberto Yanosky - , Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología - Paraguay (Author)
  • Alejandro Eduardo Jorge Valenzuela - , National University of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands (Author)
  • Alessandra Bertassoni - , Research Institute and Conservation of Anteater of Brazil-ANTEATER PROJECT, Parnaíba, Brazil. (Author)
  • Alessandra Dos Santos Venturini do Prado - , Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (Author)
  • Alessandra Ferreira Dales Nava - , Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane, FIOCRUZ Amazônia, Laboratório de Ecologia de Doenças, Transmissíveis na Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, CEP 69057-070, Brazil. (Author)
  • Alessandro Rocha - , Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Author)
  • Alex Augusto Abreu Bovo - , Universidade de São Paulo (Author)
  • Alex Bager - , Universidade Federal de Lavras (Author)
  • Alexandra Cravino - , Facultad de Ciencias, Grupo Biodiversidad y Ecología de la Conservación, Montevideo, Uruguay. (Author)
  • Alexandra Dos Santos Pires - , Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (Author)
  • Alexandre Camargo Martensen - , Universidade Federal de São Carlos (Author)
  • Alexandre Filippini - , IBAMA, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. (Author)
  • Alexandre Reis Percequillo - , Universidade de São Paulo (Author)
  • Alexandre Vogliotti - , Federal University for Latin American Integration (Author)
  • Alexsander Zamorano Antunes - , Divisão de Dasonomia, Seção de Animais Silvestres, Instituto Florestal, São Paulo, Brazil. (Author)
  • Aline Cristina Leite de Oliveira - , Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (Author)
  • Allan Jefferson da Silva de Oliveira - , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (Author)
  • Allison Devlin - , State University of New York (Author)
  • Almir de Paula - , Ohio University (Author)
  • Aluane Silva Ferreira - , Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (Author)
  • Alvaro García-Olaechea - , Centro de Investigación Biodiversidad Sostenible-BioS, Francisco de Zela 1556,, Lima, Peru. (Author)
  • Amanda Subalusky - , Yale University (Author)
  • Amadeo Sánchez - , Asociación Regional de Silvicultores de Pátzcuaro-Tierra Caliente A.C., Pátzcuaro, Mexico. (Author)
  • Ana Carla Medeiros Morato de Aquino - , Universidade de São Paulo (Author)
  • Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo - , Instituto SerraDiCal de Pesquisa e Conservação, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Author)
  • Amane Paldês Gonçales - , Universidade de Santo Amaro (Author)
  • Ana Caroline L Araújo - , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (Author)
  • Ana Cecilia Gozzi - , Universidad Nacional de Luján (Author)
  • Ana Cecilia Ochoa - , Universidad Nacional de San Luis (Author)
  • Ana Cristina Mendes de Oliveira - , Universidade Federal do Pará (Author)
  • Ana Cristyna Reis Lacerda - , Universidade de Brasília (Author)
  • Ana Karina Francisco - , Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (Author)
  • Ana Maria de Oliveira Paschoal - , Universidade Federal de Lavras (Author)
  • Tatiane Micheletti - , Instituto Brasileiro para Medicina da Conservação-TRÍADE, Rua Silveira Lobo, 32, caixa postal 48, Casa Forte, Recife, Pernambuco, CEP: 52061-030, Brazil., University of British Columbia (Author)

Abstract

Biological invasion is one of the main threats to native biodiversity. For a species to become invasive, it must be voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into a nonnative habitat. Mammals were among first taxa to be introduced worldwide for game, meat, and labor, yet the number of species introduced in the Neotropics remains unknown. In this data set, we make available occurrence and abundance data on mammal species that (1) transposed a geographical barrier and (2) were voluntarily or involuntarily introduced by humans into the Neotropics. Our data set is composed of 73,738 historical and current georeferenced records on alien mammal species of which around 96% correspond to occurrence data on 77 species belonging to eight orders and 26 families. Data cover 26 continental countries in the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico and its frontier regions (southern Florida and coastal-central Florida in the southeast United States) to Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay, and the 13 countries of Caribbean islands. Our data set also includes neotropical species (e.g., Callithrix sp., Myocastor coypus, Nasua nasua) considered alien in particular areas of Neotropics. The most numerous species in terms of records are from Bos sp. (n = 37,782), Sus scrofa (n = 6,730), and Canis familiaris (n = 10,084); 17 species were represented by only one record (e.g., Syncerus caffer, Cervus timorensis, Cervus unicolor, Canis latrans). Primates have the highest number of species in the data set (n = 20 species), partly because of uncertainties regarding taxonomic identification of the genera Callithrix, which includes the species Callithrix aurita, Callithrix flaviceps, Callithrix geoffroyi, Callithrix jacchus, Callithrix kuhlii, Callithrix penicillata, and their hybrids. This unique data set will be a valuable source of information on invasion risk assessments, biodiversity redistribution and conservation-related research. There are no copyright restrictions. Please cite this data paper when using the data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us on how they are using the data.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e03115
JournalEcology
Volume101
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2020
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85094946703
ORCID /0000-0003-4838-8342/work/160951795

Keywords

Keywords

  • Animals, Argentina, Biodiversity, Cattle, Chile, Dogs, Florida, Introduced Species, Mammals, Mexico