Comparison of morphometric characteristics in rodents (case study: Tatera indica in Jiroft and Zabol)

Tatera indica is a subfamily of the Tatera and the Muridaefamily. This species is found in most places, including dry and semi-arid areas, rivers, planted areas and sides of the irrigation and drainage channels and usually has high adaptability power. This species has great ecological importance because it is the main chain of food chain in nature for animals such as owls, jackals, foxes, snakes and birds. Tatera indica by eating the seeds of plants and repelling them in other areas, at the same time it contributes to the distribution of seeds, on the other hand it is considered as the most important pest of agricultural products among vertebrates. Rodents are one of the most important classes that they need to study in terms of the positive and negative effects that occur in various fields such as agriculture or health. So, the aim of this study was to investigate the morphometric of Tatera indica with trapping in different habitats in Jiroft and Zabol, March 2016 and April 2017. In this study, the samples was hunted by deadly and lifelong trap and were measured 15 samples of the appearance morphological traits and 15 samples of the skull and dental characteristics and were investigated by SPSS 22. The results showed according to Nonparametric Mann-Whitney test, there is a significant difference between all measured variables in both regions (p