Camera trapping data in the Gaoligong Mountains and Biluo Snow Mountains of Southwest China

This dataset contains camera trapping data from 135 camera trapping stations recorded at least three medium- or large-sized mammal species in the Mountains of Southwest China, of which, 81 trapping stations were located in the Gaoligong Mountains (protected area), 54 trapping stations were located in the Biluo Snow Mountains. Data collection occurred between October 2021 and September 2022. It contains three tables: (1) species detection table with rows representing camera trapping stations, columns representing detected mammal species; (2) species trait table with rows representing individual species and columns representing functional traits; and (3) environmental variables table with rows representing camera trapping stations and columns representing environmental variables.