In order to describe the effects of environmental changes and human disturbance on the temporal and spatial distribution of small mammals in the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, statistical models and molecular techniques were used to identify the species of small mammals with different altitude gradients. In 2021, 105 small mammal resources such as plateau pika, Meriones meridionalis, three toed jerboa, five toed jerboa and Qinghai squirrel were collected in 8 areas of Xihai Town, Gangcha county and Delingha city of Qinghai Province. The solid samples include animal solid samples and muscles, heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, pancreas, bladder, testis and ovary. This data set contains one specimen information table, one tissue sample information table and one photo corresponding to each specimen. The sample information table contains basic sample information such as species, variety, detailed sampling place, sample type, collection time, collector and storage method, which is stored in the form of Excel. Photos, stored in JPG format.

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The text information is stored in Excel format, and the file name is "2021 Qinghai small mammal sample resource data set - information table. XLX". The photos are stored in JPG format and the file name is "2021bb-xxxxx. JPG", in which 2021bb represents the specimens collected in 2021 and XXXX represents the specimens. The original number of the sample is "2021bb-xxx", in which 2021bb represents the specimen collected in 2021 and XXX represents the specimen; The specimen number is "qhbb-xxx", qhbb represents Qinghai specimen, and XXX represents specimen number. The original numbers of samples are "2021zzyb-xxx-jr-xx", "2021zzyb-xxx-gz-xx", "2021zzyb-xxx-xz-xx", "2021zzyb-xxx-f-xx", "2021zzyb-xxx-yz-xx", "2021zzyb-xxx-sz-xx", "2021zzyb-xxx-pz-xx", in which 2021zzyb represents the tissue sample collected in 2021, XXX represents the sample number, jr-xx represents the muscle sample number, gz-xx represents the liver sample number, xz-xx represents the heart sample number, F-XX represents the lung sample number Yz-xx represents the pancreas sample number, sz-xx represents the kidney sample number, and pz-xx represents the spleen sample number. Data reading method: the information of the data set can be read by Office Excel. The main content includes basic information such as species, varieties, sampling place, collection time and collector of germplasm resources, as well as individual photos of corresponding specimens.

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Hou, X. (2021). Qinghai small mammal sample resource data set (2021). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.11888/HumanNat.tpdc.272337. CSTR: 18406.11.HumanNat.tpdc.272337. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

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