SMALL MAMMALS ’ DIVERSITY OF SELECTED VILLAGES OF POTHWAR (PUNJAB),
A. H. Faiz, F-I-Abbas, Z. Ali S. Nadeem, M. Mushtaq L. Zahra, L. Safder Bio Resource Research Centre (BRC) Islamabad
A. H. Faiz*, F-I-Abbas, Z. Ali S. Nadeem, M. Mushtaq L. Zahra, L. Safder Bio Resource Research Centre (BRC) Islamabad
2 Environmental Health & Wildlife, Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan
3 Department of Zoology, Women University, Bagh
Published Online First:
June 01, 2015
Publication Date:
June 01, 2015
ABSTRACT
Distribution of the rodents in different areas of pothwar regions was recorded from January to October, 2014 using snap traps. A total of 179 rodents viz. B. bengalensis (n = 2), M. musculus (n = 50), M. booduga (n = 10), M. ameltada (n = 3), S. smurinus (n = 10), G. ellioti (n = 2), T. indica (n = 22), R. rattus (n = 50), R. norvegicus (n = 30) were captured during 468 trap nights with (trap success: 0.38). Simpson Index was (0.2), Shannon Winner Index (2.54), and Berger- Parker Dominance Index was (0.27). Averages of 3.3 rats per farm house were recorded with Rodent Index values (0.011). available, the population of rodents goes to increase
Keywords:
biodiversity, Millarda meltada, Bandicota bengalensis, Rodent index.