USFWS Complete Species Current Range (ECOS)

Name: USFWS Complete Species Current Range (ECOS)
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

License: Public domain
Commercial: Yes
Format: Shapefile
Coverage: United States and territories

Last updated: Added to findgis 31 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Irregular

Source and attribution

Publisher

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

License

Public domain

Commercial use: Yes
Attribution required: No
Modification allowed: See publisher
Redistribution allowed: See publisher
Share-alike: No

U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. 105); public domain. The shapefile metadata use constraints (usfws_complete_species_current_range_1.shp.xml and _2.shp.xml inside https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/species/shapefiles/usfws_complete_species_current_range.zip, re-read 31 Oct 2026) are a disclaimer ("the USFWS gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data") plus a scope clause: "These data are to be used only in the context of the definition and purpose of the dataset. This primarily relates to Section 7 consultation under the Endangered Species Act. These data may be used for planning and land management purposes. They are not to be used for legal survey use." No licence is stated. (rule au: US federal data with no licence beyond a disclaimer/"for public use" wording; public domain under 17 U.S.C. 105.)License text

Region

United StatesUS

Type

Vector

Download

usfws_complete_species_current_range.zip (Shapefile, 2736.7 MB)

Extent

-179.217.6-64.571.4West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.

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