Distribution of commensal rodents in some shops of three districts in Malakand region, Pakistan

• Published in: Brazilian Journal of Biology
• Main Authors: W. Khan, S. N. Das, H. Ullah, W. A. Panhwar, S. Ahmed, M. S. Ahmad, M. Kamal, A. Ahmad, M. U. Mohsin, A. Hussain, G. Khaliq, I. Hussain
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2021
• Subjects: synanthropic rodents; vertebrate pests; house rats; house mice; Malakand-Pakistan; Science; Q; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.238735; https://doaj.org/article/d90e9f00a3484481ab47a804db04a081

Abstract Using wire mesh live traps distribution pattern of the Rattus rattus and Mus musculus in different shops of three districts of Malakand region, Pakistan were recorded from September 2014 to October 2015. Over all 103 rodents (Rattus rattus 86 and Mus musculus 17) were caught during in 0.04 trap success (2448 trap nights). Regression of daily captures on cumulative captures revealed an estimate of 103 rodents from all the sampled structures with an average of 3.55 rodents per shop. R. rattus; 83.4% of captures were numerically dominant in almost all types of shops sampled, and were significantly different than Mus musculus; 16.5% of captures. Both species were found together in some shops while they were mostly trapped from the separate shops. Male rodents outnumbered the females.