Small mammals of two forest reserves in the North Pare Mountains, Tanzania

The first systematic survey of mammals for two forest reserves (Kindoroko and Minja) in the North Pare Mountains, Tanzania, is reported here. The North Pares are the most northerly Tanzanian representative of the Eastern Arc Mountains (EAM), and represent an important source of information of the biogeographical relationship between these ancient fault block massifs, and more recent volcanoes to the northwest. Our survey found a fauna that is not as diverse as neighboring EAM such as the South Pares and West Usambaras, but the presence of Hylomyscus arcimontensis, a recently described wood mouse from the Eastern Arc and Rungwe Mountains, indicates the North Pares share closer affinities to the mammalian fauna of the EAM than to nearby Kilimanjaro. Praomys delectorum was the most common rodent species sampled. The abundance of both shrews and rodents was significantly higher in Minja than in Kindoroko. Journal of East African Natural History Vol. 96 (2) 2007 pp. 215-22

Additional notes on the small mammals of Malundwe Mountain, Mikumi National Park, Tanzania

Following a preliminary survey in 2004, a more intensive inventory of the small mammals of Mount Malundwe, Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, was conducted in July, 2005. Two species of insectivore, one species of bat, and five species of rodent were documented in the montane forest of this mountain. There were significantly more Praomys captured in 2005 than in 2004, but no new species of shrew or rodent were documented. One species of bat was recorded for the first time on Malundwe. The results of this study suggest that several surveys over an extended period of time may be necessary to comprehensively document the diversity and abundance of a small mammal community in an Afromontane forest. Journal of East African Natural History Vol. 96 (2) 2007 pp. 203-21

Surveys of small mammals in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Small mammals were sampled in Tarangire National Park between 1994 and 1996. Twenty-six species of small mammals, including four species of Soricomorpha, seven species of Chiroptera and 15 species of Rodentia were documented, with some records being the first for the park. Identifications and natural history data (including a list of associated arthropods) are presented for each of the 26 species. Keywords: Tarangire, mammals, Tanzania, rodents, bats, shrews East African Journal of Natural History Vol. 96 (1) 2007: pp. 47-7