Status, distribution and research gaps of rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia) in North-Eastern States of India

Q4 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Travaux du Museum National d''Histoire Naturelle Grigore Antipa Pub Date : 2020-12-31 DOI:10.3897/travaux.63.e48607

Paromit Chatterjee, D. Dam, B. Tripathy, Krishno Chandra

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Abstract

In North Eastern states of India (NE India) there are almost 65% of mammal species of the country but baseline information on small mammals, particularly rodents, for the region is scanty. Present study recorded a total of 59 species of rodents from the NE India out of 100 species reported from Indian Subcontinent. The list contains all the valid taxonomic names and their distribution in the states of NE India. Additionally, five species has been added to the checklist of rodents in India. The list provided 59 species belonging to 30 genera under 5 families of 7 subfamilies. Among them Muridae was recorded to be with highest number of species (31 species), followed by Sciuridae with 22 species, Cricetidae with three species, while Spalacidae and Hystricidae have recorded only two species in each group. Among the eight states of NE India the highest number of species was recorded from Arunachal Pradesh (76 %) and the lowest, from Tripura (22%). Two Threatened, three Near Threatened, two Not Listed and six Data Deficient species have been listed from the present work with four endemic species from this region. The findings of this study indicated the requirements for intensive and extensive surveys in the north-eastern States of India and taxonomic revisions of many species.

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印度东北部各邦啮齿动物(哺乳目:啮齿目)的现状、分布和研究空白

在印度东北部各邦(印度东北部)，有该国近65%的哺乳动物物种，但该地区关于小型哺乳动物，特别是啮齿动物的基线信息很少。在印度次大陆报告的100种啮齿动物中，本研究记录了来自印度东北部的59种。该列表包含所有有效的分类名称及其在印度东北部各州的分布。此外，在印度啮齿类动物清单中增加了5种。共有7亚科5科30属59种。其中以鼠科最多(31种)，其次为恙螨科(22种)、蟋蟀科(3种)，而裂螨科和恙螨科各2种。在印度东北部的8个邦中，记录到的物种数量最多的是**(76%)，最低的是特里普拉(22%)。目前已发现2种濒危物种、3种近危物种、2种未列入物种和6种数据不足物种，其中4种为该地区特有物种。研究结果表明，需要在印度东北部进行深入和广泛的调查，并对许多物种进行分类修订。

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Travaux du Museum National d''Histoire Naturelle Grigore Antipa Environmental Science-Ecology

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期刊介绍： Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" (The Journal of "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History) is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal devoted to zoological research that is published biannually by the "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History from Bucharest (Romania). It publishes original research or review articles dealing with all aspects of general zoology (taxonomy, systematics, evolutionism, faunistics, zoogeography, palaeozoology, animal ecology, invasive species of animals, parasitism, biodiversity conservation). Also, some book reviews, anniversaries and obituaries of some personalities of science world can be accepted to be published in this journal. In the present, the only language accepted for this journal is English. The scope of the journal is to publish, disseminate and provide open access to the results of the original studies made in different zoological fields, in Romania and worldwide. Every submitted manuscript is subject to peer-review, being reviewed by at least two peers qualified to evaluate it. Distinguished authorities form the international advisory board which guarantees the high scientific profile of the journal.