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This dataset contains estimated count data for fungal taxa identified using ITS metabarcoding collected from decomposing fetal pig carcasses placed in grasslands of New Jersey, USA. FungiPigDecomp_Data.csv is a file that contains the estimated count data at the level of taxonomic resolution possible for each replicate, at each stage of decomposition, across three body districts. FungiPigDecomp_Methods.docx is a summarized version of the sampling method relevant to interpreting the data. FungiPigDecomp_Descriptive.txt is a file describing the column headers in "FungiPigDecomp_Data.csv".