Contribution à l’étude de la bio-écologie des rongeurs dans les régions de Metlili ,Sebseb et de Mansoura

Abstract

This study focuses on the bioecology of rodents in the Metlili and Mansoura regions, aiming to map their spatio-temporal distribution across different study sites. Random trapping using both sticky traps and pitfall traps was conducted at four different stations: Metlili, Oued Drine, Sebseb, and Mansoura. A total of 26 rodent individuals were captured using 155 traps, representing 10 species belonging to two subfamilies, Murinae and Gerbillinae. The most frequently captured species was Gerbillidae sp. (FC = 55.55%). The Shannon-Weaver diversity index was estimated at 1.63 bits, with evenness values ranging between 0.15 and 0.19.