Diversity and abundance of non-volant small mammals of agroforest in Merapoh, Pahang using cage trap method

• Main Author: Abd Rahim, Nur Ain Aiman
• Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
• Published: 2020
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/4074/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Kelantan

The information on the diversity of non-volant small mammals in Merapoh, Pahang Agroforest, is not sufficient. Thus, a survey has been done to further clarify the diversity and abundance of non-volant small mammals in the Agroforestry area of Merapoh, Pahang. There are 80 cages baited with banana, and langsat has been deployed within 30 days of the sampling period. There are three families recorded from 29 individuals, which are five species of Scruidae, three species of Muridae, and one species of Tupaidae were documented excluded non-mammals' species and recapture. The Shanon-Wiener diversity index value is 1.946 with maximum diversity is 2.197. Thus, this indicates the diversity of the Agroforest is moderate. Tupaia glis is the most abundant species followed by Sundasciurus lowii. The lowest individuals' accounts are singletons Callosciurus caniceps concolor and Calloscuirus erythereus. In Merapoh, Pahang, there are various kinds of forest open for the researcher to be discovered. Hence, more study needed in other microhabitats for further elucidate.