African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha) occurrence data and associated habitat suitability modelling code

This is the dataset and relevant R code accompanying the study titled "Geographical range, habitat suitability, and occurrence patterns of the elusive African striped weasel (Poecilogale albinucha)". The dataset entails an Excel spreadsheet of occurrence records for the species collected up until 27 May 2026 and includes, where available, the coordinates, dates, and times of observations, the province/country where the record originates, and confidence classifications for all records as described in the metadata sheet of the Excel file. Data were collected from multiple sources, including online data repositories (e.g., GBIF), online wildlife observation sharing platforms (iNaturalist, Observation.org), social media, observer submissions by members of the public and professionals, museums and universities, conservation organisations, and the scientific literature. Personal information of observers were removed from the dataset. Data from organisations and institutions that prohibited third-party sharing outside of data sharing agreements were also removed and are available upon request from the relevant organisations and institutions. A habitat suitability analysis following the Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) modelling approach is represented by the attached R code file and utilises the attached occurrence dataset. Environmental variables for the modelling procedure can be obtained from the sources stated in the study. R programming is required to open the code file.