Comparison of suitability of live traps in rodents sampling (Case study: Geno Protected Area, Hormozgan Province)

In this study, the suitability of three live traps including sherman, havahart and locally made traps were investigated for rodent sampling. Traps were distributed as sampling points on the line transect. At every station, three types of traps were used. Traps were checked the next morning to record the species caught. A total of 195 rodents belonging to 7 species were trapped, included: Calomyscus bailwardi, Acomys cahirinus, Rattus rattus, Tatera indica, Gerbillus nanus, Meriones persicus and Meriones lybicus. A significant difference was identified through comparison of the success of traps in the rodents sampling. In this regard, sherman traps showed the highest rate of success(6.88 %), while the locally made traps indicated the least success rate (2.83 %). More over, a significant difference was identified between the rodents species and the different types of traps (P<0.05). For example, Significant differences was in the success of traps for caught of C. bailwardi (P<0.05) and A. cahirinus (P<0.05), but for R. rattus (P>0.05) and T. indica (P>0.05) there was not significant differences.