A survey on rodents in some regions of Tibet
ZHANG Wenkai
LI Ruishan
LIN Yulian
BAI Bing
SUN Shiwei
NIE Junjie
HE Zhen
LI Li
SHAO Zhongjun
LONG Yong
Abstract:Objective To understand the distribution of rodents in some areas of Tibet.Methods Night trapping method was performed for the rodent surveillance in the field of Linzhou County,Yadong County and Sangzhuzi District.Results A total of 124 rodents were captured,belonging to 3 species(Ochotona curzoniae,Mus musculus and Phaiomys leucurus),3 genera,3 families.38 rodents were captured from Linzhou County,74 from Yadong County and 12 from Sangzhuzi District.Ochotona curzoniae was the dominant species,accounting for 85.4%.Conclusion Monitoring and control work should be strengthened in areas where rodents are widely distributed.
Keywords:rodent densityspecies compositionTibet
Publication Date:2023-10-20
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:3( 419-421 )
