Preliminary Inventory of Squirrels (Sciuridae, Rodentia) of Kisangani Region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Pascal Baelo; Justin Asimonyio; Nicaise Amundala; Dudu Akaibe; Sylvestre Gambalemoke; Erik Verheyen; Anne Laudisoit; Gédéon Bongo; Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua

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Preliminary Inventory of Squirrels (Sciuridae, Rodentia) of Kisangani Region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Pascal Baelo, Justin Asimonyio, Nicaise Amundala, Dudu Akaibe, Sylvestre Gambalemoke, Erik Verheyen, Anne Laudisoit, Gédéon Bongo, Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua

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Amongst small mammals, rodents are the largest order in terms of both species and population numbers. They have a high rate of reproduction, are cosmopolitan and have the ability to adapt to a wide variety of habitats. Several studies were carried out on myomorphic rodents in the Kisangani ecoregion, while those on sciuromorphic rodents are very scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the composition of the sciuromorph rodent population in the Kisangani ecoregion. This investigation was conducted in five stations of Kisangani and the sampling was performed between April 2014 and December 2016. The external morphometry method was used for species identification according to Kingdon and Schouteden. Using traditional traps, the trapping was done randomly and 75 specimens of squirrels were captured knowing that 75 traps were installed in each station. In total, the capture success was of 27750 night traps with a weak yield of 0.27%. The findings revealed that the highest rate of species was recorded in the Masako station with a capture success of 1.89% while the lowest in the Mombongo station with a capture success of 0.38%. The 75 specimens of squirrels captured belong to 4 genera and 7 species Masako and Yasikia stations presented a high specific richness (SR = 4) than other stations. Funisciurus anerythrus, Heliosciurus rufobrachium, Paraxerus boehmi are constant (C> 50%) and Funisciurus pyrropus, Protoxerus stangeri, Funisciurus bayonii, Funisciurus congicus are accessory taxa (25% F. bayonii and F. congicus.

Published in	American Journal of Zoology (Volume 1, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajz.20180101.13
Page(s)	15-19
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Africa’s Squirrels, Inventory, Traditional Trapping, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Pascal Baelo, Justin Asimonyio, Nicaise Amundala, Dudu Akaibe, Sylvestre Gambalemoke, et al. Preliminary Inventory of Squirrels (Sciuridae, Rodentia) of Kisangani Region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Am J Zool. 2018;1(1):15-19. doi: 10.11648/j.ajz.20180101.13

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Pascal Baelo

Biodiversity Surveillance Centre, University of Kisangani, Kisangani City, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Justin Asimonyio

Biodiversity Surveillance Centre, University of Kisangani, Kisangani City, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nicaise Amundala

Faculty of Science, University of Kisangani, Kisangani City, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dudu Akaibe

Biodiversity Surveillance Centre, University of Kisangani, Kisangani City, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sylvestre Gambalemoke

Biodiversity Surveillance Centre, University of Kisangani, Kisangani City, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Erik Verheyen

Royal Institute of Natural Science of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
Anne Laudisoit

Royal Institute of Natural Science of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
Gédéon Bongo

Department of Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa City, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua

Department of Biology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa City, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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  abstract = {Amongst small mammals, rodents are the largest order in terms of both species and population numbers. They have a high rate of reproduction, are cosmopolitan and have the ability to adapt to a wide variety of habitats. Several studies were carried out on myomorphic rodents in the Kisangani ecoregion, while those on sciuromorphic rodents are very scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the composition of the sciuromorph rodent population in the Kisangani ecoregion. This investigation was conducted in five stations of Kisangani and the sampling was performed between April 2014 and December 2016. The external morphometry method was used for species identification according to Kingdon and Schouteden. Using traditional traps, the trapping was done randomly and 75 specimens of squirrels were captured knowing that 75 traps were installed in each station. In total, the capture success was of 27750 night traps with a weak yield of 0.27%. The findings revealed that the highest rate of species was recorded in the Masako station with a capture success of 1.89% while the lowest in the Mombongo station with a capture success of 0.38%. The 75 specimens of squirrels captured belong to 4 genera and 7 species Masako and Yasikia stations presented a high specific richness (SR = 4) than other stations. Funisciurus anerythrus, Heliosciurus rufobrachium, Paraxerus boehmi are constant (C> 50%) and Funisciurus pyrropus, Protoxerus stangeri, Funisciurus bayonii, Funisciurus congicus are accessory taxa (25% F. bayonii and F. congicus.},
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