DIET OF MOLE RAT (NESOKIA Sp.) IN DATE-PALM ORCHARDS OF NOK KUNDI, BALOCHISTAN Page No: 63-65

S Muzaffar Ahmed, SB Lathiya, A Pervez, Khan M Zaheer and Erum Khadijah

Keywords: Nesokia sp., date-palm, diet, nok kundi, balochistan.

Abstract: In this study, the mole rat, Nesokia sp. faecal pellets were collected from the infested date-palm orchards of Nok Kundi, District Chaghai, Balochistan. The short-tailed mole rat fed mainly on date-palm fruits (37.6%) and date-palm stem (pith) (18.0%) which jointly accounted 55.6% of the fruiting season. Insects, and grass leaves were consumed much less. About 34% of the faecal pellets contents were not identified. Insects were eaten only sparingly.



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