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Small mammals of Bulgaria

Citation

Nedyalkov N, Brosens D (2025). Small mammals of Bulgaria. Version 1.2. National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7cpnhn accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.

Description

The dataset contains occurences of mammals, mostly Rodentia and Eulipotyphla, but there are a few records of carnivores, recorded in Bulgarain scientific literature.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Data was collected and organized by the authors of different scientific publications dealing with faunistic surveys, parasitology, and the diet of owls and birds of prey.

Sampling

The data was georeferenced based on the descriptions provided in the publications.

Quality Control

The authors of the dataset are fully responsible for the quality of data provided in it.

Method steps

  1. Literature survey.
  2. Extracting occurrences.
  3. Georeferencing: in most cases the point was set within the settlement described in the text with coordinates precision 1-3 km.
  4. Filling the table of occurrences in Darwin Core standard. Data was integrated into data repository SmartBirds.org
  5. Proofreading and peer-review (potential errors, misidentifications, unverifiable records etc.)

Taxonomic Coverages

The dataset consists of records of mammals.
  1. Animalia
    rank: kingdom
  2. Chordata
    rank: phylum
  3. Mammalia
    rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Bulgaria

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Nedko Nedyalkov
originator
Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds
BG
email: nnedko@gmail.com
Dimitri Brosens
originator
INBO
Brussels
Brussels
BE
email: dimitri.brosens@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-9116
Nedko Nedyalkov
metadata author
Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds
BG
email: nnedko@gmail.com
Dimitri Brosens
user
email: dimitri.brosens@inbo.be
Nedko Nedyalkov
administrative point of contact
Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds
BG
email: nnedko@gmail.com
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