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Table 21 Summary of captured small mammals from Mgambo FR.
Species
Ecol. End.
type
status IUCN
2000
Threat status
UDSM
1997
CITES
2001
Total No. of
nos. specimens
captured taken
SORICIDAE
Crocidura cf. bicolor White-toothed f W 1 1
Shrew
Crocidura cf. elongius White-toothed f N VU 6 5
Shrew
Crocidura cf.
White-toothed f W 2 2
hirta/xantippe
Shrew
Crocidura cf. hildegardeae White-toothed f W 1 1
Shrew
Crocidura sp.
White-toothed ? ? 3 3
Shrew
MURIDAE
Acomys spinosissimus Spiny Mouse f W 23 3
Grammomys sp.
Narrow–footed O W 1 1
Woodland Mouse
Mastomys natalensis Multimammate
rat
O W 1 1
MYOXIDAE
Graphiurus sp. Dormouse f W 1 1
TOTAL 39 18
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS FOR TABLES 21 and 22
Ecological (Ecol.) type:
F – Forest dependent species: Species confined to primary forest only; not including forest edge or secondary forest.
f – Forest dwelling but not forest dependent species: Species occurring in primary forest, forest edge or secondary forest.
O – Non-forest species: Species that do not occur in primary or secondary forest or forest edge.
Endemic (End.) status:
E – Endemic: Species only found in the Usambara Mountains.
N – Near endemic: Species with limited ranges usually only including coastal forest and/or East African lowland forests.
W – Widely distributed species.
IUCN status:
CITES listings:
EN – Endangered I – Appendix One listed species
VU – Vulnerable II – Appendix Two listed species
LR/NT – Lower Risk/Near Threatened
(Appendix Three species not included in Table)
DD – Data Deficient
Of most interest was the Graphiurus sp. (Dormouse) captured in dry lowland forest, one of the
few patches of undisturbed forest within the reserve. It is a species that has been captured in small
numbers in Amani Nature Reserve and Nilo Forest Reserve in previous surveys (2 individuals
within each reserve within a time frame of one year and six months respectively). Graphiurus
prefers dense woodland / forest habitats. (Table 21).
5.4.1.2 Dung survey
Dung from 9 mammal species was recorded, 2 of which were domesticated goats and cows
commonly found illegally grazing throughout the reserve. Apart from livestock, evidence of
baboons were most commonly collected along the transect lines. The most interesting species was
that of the Giant elephant shrew, most likely to be the Rhynchocyon petersi (Zanj elephant shrew),
which is considered forest-dependent, near endemic and endangered (IUCN 2000). (Table 22).
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