Dominant Rodent Species in Animal Production Farms at Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Abd El-Aleem Saad Soliman Desoky
Citation :Abd El-Aleem Saad Soliman Desoky,Dominant Rodent Species in Animal Production Farms at Sohag Governorate, Egypt International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology 2017,3(4): 46-49.
The present work was aimed to identify of rodent species in animal production farms at the Experimental Stations of the Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University, Sohag Governorate, Egypt, during 2015-2017 years. Four rodent species were found, one species belonged to family Cricetidae, named lesser garbia, Gerbillus gerbillus Olivier and three species of family muridae were recorded. Species of family muridae include field rat Arvicanthis niloticus Desmarest, grey bellied rat Rattus rattus alexandrinus Linnaeus, white bellied rat Rattus rattus frugivorus Linnaeus.