17 A. H. Faiz F-I-Abbas Z. Ali S. Nadeem M. Mushtaq L. Zahra L. Safder Bio Resource Research Centre (BRC) Islamabad Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JAPS 20152015/06/01 25 3 167-171 1018-7081 NA 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 biodiversity, Millarda meltada, Bandicota bengalensis, Rodent index. Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2015-JAPS-624