Inventory and distribution of the rodents in Aurès Mountains and Ziban oasis (Northeast of Algeria)

Authors

  • Hakim Drouai Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Biskra, BP 145 RP, 07000 Biskra, Algeria
  • Mohammed Belhamra Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Biskra, BP 145 RP, 07000 Biskra, Algeria
  • Fateh Mimeche Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of M’Sila, BP 166 Echbilia, 28000 M'Sila, Algeria
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesbio.40.06
Keywords: Inventory, rodents, trapping, Taouziant, Bouchagroune, Algeria.

Abstract

Our study presents an inventory of rodents in Northeast of Algeria. The species were captured at two regions: Taouziant (Aurès Montain) and Bouchagroune (Ziban oasis). The sampling period takes ten months at each site: in Taouziant between February to November 2014 and in Bouchagroune, from September 2013 to June 2014. The method of trapping online was performed using 40 wire traps installed at the studied regions. Eight species were captured. They belong to three subfamilies and six genera. Three species occur in the two regions: Rattus rattus, Mus musculus and Gerbillus amoenus. Three species were captured in Taouziant cereal fields (Rattus norvegicus, Meriones shawii and Jaculus jaculus) and two species were found in Bouchagroune palm grove (Psammomys obesus and Gerbillus gerbillus).

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Published
16-03-2018
How to Cite
Drouai, H., Belhamra, M., & Mimeche, . F. (2018). Inventory and distribution of the rodents in Aurès Mountains and Ziban oasis (Northeast of Algeria). Anales de Biología, (40), 47–55. https://doi.org/10.6018/analesbio.40.06
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