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Seasonality and diversity of mammalian fauna of Gautala reserve forest, Maharashtra, India

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Seasonality and diversity of mammalian fauna of Gautala reserve forest, Maharashtra, India

Amrin Naimoddin Mirza, Satish S. Patil
J. Bio. Env. Sci.26( 5), 57-65, May 2025.
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Abstract

Mammalian communities play an important role in ecological integrity. Gautala reserve forest is an important part of the ecological system. In the current study, fifteen spots were selected to identify mammalian species and assess their survival in the Gautala sanctuary area. During the survey, 30 mammalian species from 17 mammalian families were detected. The transect method was used to sample direct and indirect evidence of mammalian species. The Cercopithecidae family contains numerous mammal species, whereas the Manidae family contains fewer mammal species reported in the current study. This paper discusses seasonal fluctuations in mammalian diversity and statistical analysis methods. Four species are vulnerable such as Tetracerus quadricornis (Blainville), Rusa unicolor (Kerr), Panthera pardus (Linnaeus), and Melursus ursinus (Shaw); one species is near to threatened (NT) as the Hyaena hyaena (Linnaeus); and two species are Endangered such as the Cuon alpinus (Pallas), Manis crassicaudata (E. Geoffroy) as per the IUCN red data. The current study compiled baseline data on the survivability of these mammalian species. Future planning for mammalian variety conservation will benefit from this information.

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