Table 2 Captures of rodents in modified and natural habitats during wet and dry seasons
Species | Modified habitat | Natural habitat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | |
S. albipes | 7 | 2 | 31 | 15 |
M. natalensis | 30 | 19 | 15 | 8 |
M. awashensis | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
R. rattus | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
M. erythroleucus | – | 1 | – | 2 |
A. cahirinus | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
A. dembeensis | 1 | – | 1 | – |
Total (%) | 60(63.2) | 35(36.8) | 59(65.6) | 31(34.4) |
No. of species | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |