DOI: 10.5061/dryad.p8cz8wb1k
title: Data from: Patterns of distributional congruence of rodent ectoparasites in Iran: A first approach

description: Rodents represent the most diverse mammalian group and are considered
 important hosts for different groups of parasites, serving as vectors for
 some zoonotic agents. Although there have been numerous studies conducted
 on occurrence records of ectoparasites on rodents, there is a paucity of
 knowledge regarding the biogeographical patterns of ectoparasites on this
 group of small mammals. In this study, a quantitative approach was
 employed to identify patterns of distributional congruence (PDCs)
  of ectoparasites of rodents in Iran. A total of 121 occurrence
 records for 37 species of ectoparasites (ticks, mites, lice, and fleas) in
 Iran were analyzed using endemicity analysis NDM/VNDM. Twelve consensus
 areas, characterized by 30 species, were found, which were grouped into
 three PDCs. The PDCs showed that the highest endemicity values were
 primarily linked to the Zagros Mountains and Central Persian areas. The
 patterns as a whole showed a clear tendency of the Zagros Mountains,
 forest steppe, and Central Persian desert basins ecoregions to provide
 possible areas of endemism. The current study extends the knowledge on the
 distribution patterns of four main groups of ectoparasites in association
 with rodent species in Iran and emphasizes the significance of endemic
 zones in controlling the management of reservoirs and vectors and
 conservation efforts.
description: This dataset contains geographic coordinates (latitude and
 longitude) corresponding to species occurrence records or sampling points
 used in a biogeographic analysis. The data were collected as part of a
 study aimed at identifying spatial patterns of distribution.
 The distributional data for the ectoparasitic fauna were provided
 by trapping rodents in northeastern Iran, while for the rest of the
 country, georeferenced records from public databases and published studies
 were used. To obtain data from the literature, different search engines
 were used to find papers, books, and records reporting on rodent
 ectoparasites in Iran. A combination of keywords such as ticks, mites,
 chiggers, lice, fleas, rodents, small mammals, parasitic infections,
 zoonoses, rodent-borne pathogens, and Iran were chosen to extract papers
 indexed in Google Scholar (www.scholar.google.com), Science Direct
 (www.ScienceDirect.com), Scopus (www.scopus.com), Web of Science
 (www.webofscience.com), Cochrane Collaboration (www.cochrane.org), PubMed
 (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), Magiran (www.magiran.com), Irandoc
 (www.irandoc.ac.ir), Scientific Information Database (www.sid.ir), and
 Integrated Digital Library (www.iingroups.com). A total of 121 occurrence
 records for 37 species and three subspecies of ectoparasites parasitizing
 rodents from Iran were analyzed, including three species of ticks
 (Ixodida), nine mites (five Mesostigmata, one Sarcoptiformes, three
 Trombidiformes), six lice (Phthiraptera), and 20 fleas
 (Siphonaptera).
description: README for Dataset: Patterns of distributional congruence of rodent
 ectoparasites in Iran: a first approach Files included:
 1.Base_CoorFinal_Coorrev.txt. Description: Geographic coordinates of
 sampling points used in spatial analysis for the study. The geospatial
 occurrence data for 37 species (numbered sp 0 to sp 36) of parasitic
 arthropods (mostly fleas, lice, mites, ticks, etc.). Each line under a
 species code like sp 0 [Species Name] contains geographic coordinate pairs
 in the format: longitude, latitude. 2.Sup_mat_S1.docx uploaded to Zenodo.
 Description: List of the ectoparasite taxa analyzed by orders and
 families. 3.Sup_mat_S2.docx uploaded to Zenodo. Description: List of host
 species of the ectoparasites included in the analysis by families.