Aggregated primary data of terrestrial mammals from Mozambique

This dataset was compiled for the study "The terrestrial mammals of Mozambique: Integrating dispersed biodiversity data" published in Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation 48(1), a2330 (http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v48i1.2330).
In that paper to present an updated list of terrestrial mammal species reported from Mozambique, we integrated dispersed primary occurrence data from dispersed sources of biodiversity data: Global Biodiversity Information Facility portal, natural history collections, survey reports, and literature. Data were updated and manually curated. However, none of the specimens upon which occurrences are based was directly observed. To partly overcome this impediment, we developed a ‘species selection process’ for specimen data. This process produced the country’s species checklist and an additional list of species with questionable occurrences in the country. From these digital and non-digital sources, we compiled more than 17000 records. The data integrated resulted in a total of 217 mammal species (representing 14 orders, 39 families and 133 genera) with supported occurrence in Mozambique, and 23 species with questionable reported occurrence in the country.
Here, we present a comma-separated file with a quality dataset of primary data curated regarding the terrestrial mammals from Mozambique and a .txt file with the description of its columns' content. Further, we present a PDF file with a methodology for data compilation.