Survey and Seasonal Distribution of the rodents in ElKawther City, Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Abd El-Aleem S S Desoky1, Ahmed A Sallam1, Wael A M. Radwan 2
Citation : Abd El-Aleem S S Desoky, Ahmed A Sallam, Wael A M. Radwan, Survey and Seasonal Distribution of the rodents in ElKawther City, Sohag Governorate, Egypt International Journal of Research Studies in Zoology 2019, 5(1) : 1-10
The present work was aimed to identify of rodent species at the Experimental Station of the Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University in El-Kawther city, Sohag Governorate, Egypt during 2014-2016 years. The results were revealed the presence of three species of rats included the white bellied rat, Rattus rattus frugivorus the dominant species from, Rattus rattus alexandrines, the Nile grass rat, Arvicanthis niloticus. These results can be used to develop a future plan to develop an integrated rodent control program based on rodent species present.