Table 1:

Variable definitions for RPSITE_raccoon_rangewide.csv. Parasite records from raccoon parasite surveys conducted throughout the raccoon range. Each row is a parasite species record from a raccoon population. When data entries are restricted (e.g. “Y” or “N”), acceptable values are listed in the Definition.

Variable	Definition	Format
Included_paper	Included paper for Weinstein et al. (in review) analysis? Y for yes, N for no.	text
Included_observation	Included observation for Weinstein et al. (in review) analysis? Y for yes, N for no.	text
Paper	Primary literature paper abbreviation.	text
Group	Nematoda, Trematoda, Acanthocephala, Cestoda, Apicomplexa, Protozoa, or Ecto (e.g.: ticks, lice).	text
Genus	Parasite genus as reported in original source.	text
Species	Parasite species as reported in original source.	text
Taxonomic_unit	Final, corrected taxonomic unit as genus used for Weinstein et al. (in review). Taxonomic units, associated synonyms, and nomenclature references are found in RPSITE_psite_taxonomy.csv.	text
Site_in_host	Organ or organ system in which parasite was collected and identified, as described by original author. ‘Feces’ indicates parasite was identified from a fecal sample.	text
Prevalence	Prevalence as % of surveyed raccoons in population infected. If no prevalence listed but present, value is indicated as “present”).	numeric or text
Raccoon_sample_size	Total number of raccoons per population (as identified by author) surveyed.	numeric
Country	Raccoon population country.	text
State_or_providence	Raccoon population state or providence.	text
Location_name	Location or region name of raccoon population as stated in the original source.	text
Latitude	Decimal degree latitude of study. In cases where many localities are provided for a single defined population, a central location is reported. Field is left blank when author-given location was vague and parasite observation was not included in Weinstein et al. (in review).	numeric
Longitude	Decimal degree longitude of study. In cases where many localities are provided for a single defined population, a central location is reported. Field is left blank when author-given location was vague and parasite observation was not included in Weinstein et al. (in review).	numeric
Geocoordinate_source	Source for latitude and longitude (i.e. directly from the paper, central location, study university location, etc.).	text
Notes	Additional notes on sampling, population, or parasite identification.	text
Method_notes	Additional sampling method notes.	text
Method	Whether parasite presence and prevalence was determined from necropsy, fecal samples, both necropsy and fecal, or blood.	text
Wild	Was raccoon population wild and un-altered or managed in some way (ex: translocated, captive, zoo, pet)? Y for yes, N for no.	text
Prey	Was parasite likely from raccoon prey [as stated by author or as assumed based on identification or from prey item if listed.] Y if yes, N if no.	text