Predicted Diversity of Selected Mammal Species in Kenya

This dataset portrays the predicted mammal diversity, or the total number of mammal species, in Kenya.

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Description

This data was used in Map 5.2 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being. Original data are downloadable at http://www.gisbau.uniroma1.it/amd.php.

This dataset accounts for the following diversity of mammals:

Bovidae (Horned antelopes) Giraffidae (Giraffes) Hippopotamidae (Hippopotamuses) Suidae (Pigs) Tragulidae (Chevrotains) Equidae (Horses) Procavidae (Rock hyraxes) Orycteropidae (Aardvark) Canidae (Dogs and allies) Felidae (Cats) Herpestidae (Mongoose) Hyaenidae (Hyaenids) Mustelidae (Mustelids) Viverridae (Genets and civets) Erinaceidae (Hedgehogs) Tenrecidae (Otter shrews) Leporidae (Hares) Macroscelididae (Soft-furred elephant shrews) Manidae (Pangolins) Cercopithecidae (Monkeys) Galagonidae (Bushbabies) Hominidae (Man and apes) Loridae (Lorisids) Hystricidae (Porcupines) Pedetidae (Spring hares)

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Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Citation

Institute of Applied Ecology (IEA). 1998. African Mammals Databank, A Databank for the Conservation and Management of the African Mammals. Vol. 1 and 2. Brussels: European Commission Directorate.

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License: Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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Project: Ecosystem Service Mapping

Page Last Updated: August 19, 2016

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