Small carnivores of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India
A study on the small carnivores in Silent Valley National Park (SVNP), southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India was conducted from September 2015 to April 2016, using the camera trap technique. Seven species of small carnivores were recorded during the study. The most common species of small carnivor...
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| description | A study on the small carnivores in Silent Valley National Park (SVNP), southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India was conducted from September 2015 to April 2016, using the camera trap technique. Seven species of small carnivores were recorded during the study. The most common species of small carnivore of SVNP was Viverricula indica (44%) followed by Paradoxurus jerdoni (20%) and Herpestes vitticollis (17%). The other small carnivores found at SVNP were Herpestes fuscus (7%), Prionailurus bengalensis (6%), Aonyx cinereus (5%) and Martes gwatkinsii (1%). P. jerdoni and M. gwatkinsii are endemic to the Western Ghats. We discuss the niche partitioning among small carnivores in SVNP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e1a31f239704b3e8df4e6002839118b2022-12-22T00:50:11ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072018-07-01108120911209710.11609/jott.2992.10.8.12091-120972992Small carnivores of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, IndiaDevika Sanghamithra0P. O. Nameer1Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University KAU (PO), 680 656, Thrissur, Kerala, India.Professor (Wildlife) & Head Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University KAU (PO), 680 656, Thrissur, Kerala, India.A study on the small carnivores in Silent Valley National Park (SVNP), southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India was conducted from September 2015 to April 2016, using the camera trap technique. Seven species of small carnivores were recorded during the study. The most common species of small carnivore of SVNP was Viverricula indica (44%) followed by Paradoxurus jerdoni (20%) and Herpestes vitticollis (17%). The other small carnivores found at SVNP were Herpestes fuscus (7%), Prionailurus bengalensis (6%), Aonyx cinereus (5%) and Martes gwatkinsii (1%). P. jerdoni and M. gwatkinsii are endemic to the Western Ghats. We discuss the niche partitioning among small carnivores in SVNP.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2992camera trapscivetsmartensmongooseotterssmall catswestern ghats. |
| spellingShingle | Devika Sanghamithra P. O. Nameer Small carnivores of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India Journal of Threatened Taxa camera traps civets martens mongoose otters small cats western ghats. |
| title | Small carnivores of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India |
| title_full | Small carnivores of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India |
| title_fullStr | Small carnivores of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Small carnivores of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India |
| title_short | Small carnivores of Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, India |
| title_sort | small carnivores of silent valley national park kerala india |
| topic | camera traps civets martens mongoose otters small cats western ghats. |
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