[ Etude prospective des petits mammifères du Parc National de la Garamba ]
Volume 61, Issue 2, July 2022, Pages 125–131
Mumbere Kasogho Jackson1
1 Assistant de Recherche, Parc National de la Garamba, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In order to contribute to the knowledge of small mammals of the Garamba complex, we conducted a prospective study of small mammals of the Garamba National Park.During 21 days of captures, in September 2019, 6 species of small mammals were recorded including 4 species of the Crocidura genus belonging to the Soricidae family and one species of the Mastomys genus of the Muridae family and one species of the Dendromus genus of the of Nesomydae. During our capture session 5 females were collected of which 4 were sexually active and one female was sexually inactive. Among the active females two were lactating and two others were pregnant. The Crocidura olivieri species is more represented with a relative density equal to 1.19 compared to the Dendromus mistacalis and Crocidura sp species with a low density of 0.23 each. The overall sex ratio is 1.6 favorable to males out of a total of 13 individuals harvested including 8 males and 5 females.
Author Keywords: Prospective, Garamba complex, Garamba National Park, Small mammals, Ecosystem.
Volume 61, Issue 2, July 2022, Pages 125–131
Mumbere Kasogho Jackson1
1 Assistant de Recherche, Parc National de la Garamba, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
In order to contribute to the knowledge of small mammals of the Garamba complex, we conducted a prospective study of small mammals of the Garamba National Park.During 21 days of captures, in September 2019, 6 species of small mammals were recorded including 4 species of the Crocidura genus belonging to the Soricidae family and one species of the Mastomys genus of the Muridae family and one species of the Dendromus genus of the of Nesomydae. During our capture session 5 females were collected of which 4 were sexually active and one female was sexually inactive. Among the active females two were lactating and two others were pregnant. The Crocidura olivieri species is more represented with a relative density equal to 1.19 compared to the Dendromus mistacalis and Crocidura sp species with a low density of 0.23 each. The overall sex ratio is 1.6 favorable to males out of a total of 13 individuals harvested including 8 males and 5 females.
Author Keywords: Prospective, Garamba complex, Garamba National Park, Small mammals, Ecosystem.
Abstract: (french)
Dans le souci de contribuer à la connaissance des petits mammifères du complexe Garamba, nous avons mené une étude prospective de petits mammifères du Parc National de la Garamba.Durant 21 jours de captures, en septembre 2019, 6 espèces de petits Mammifères ont été répertoriées dont 4 espèces du genre Crocidura appartenant à la famille de Soricidae et une espèce du genre Mastomys de la famille de Muridae et une espèce du genre Dendromus de la famille de Nesomydae. Au cours de notre de session de capture 5 femelles ont été récoltées dont 4 étaient sexuellement actives et une femelle était sexuellement inactive. Parmi les femelles actives deux étaient allaitantes et deux autres étaient en gestations. L’espèce Crocidura olivieri est plus représentée avec une densité relative égale à 1.19 comparativement aux espèces Dendromus mistacalis et Crocidura sp avec une densité faible 0.23 chacune. Le sex-ratio globale est 1.6 favorable aux males sur un total de 13 individus récoltés dont 8 males et 5 femelles.
Author Keywords: Prospective, Complexe Garamba, Parc National de la Garamba, Petits mammifères, Ecosystème.
How to Cite this Article
Mumbere Kasogho Jackson, “Prospective study of small mammals in the Garamba National Park,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 125–131, July 2022.
