Burrow characteristics among three different species of porcupine in Bintulu-Miri area

Mokhtar, Morliana (2007) Burrow characteristics among three different species of porcupine in Bintulu-Miri area. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

This study was conducted to compare the burrow characteristics between three different species of porcupine and to determine factors that effect the habitat preference by porcupine to build their burrows. Four locations in Bintulu-Miri area were selected which are Kampung Sepaduk and Kampung Wawasan Jaya at Bintulu, Ulu Kelulit at Bekenu and Hutan Nirwana in UPMKB. Characteristics of burrow such as type of burrow, bearing, entrance direction, hole dimension, soil pH, soil temperature and habitat variables such as tree species, canopy cover, ground cover land and tree density were determined. Burrow of Hystrix brachyura were constructed by mixture of rock and soil 2.00 m in height and 2.43 m in width. Soil pH was 5.15 and 24.85 °C in soil temperature. Its burrow constructed under 84.00% of canopy cover, 49.50% cover with shrubs and 70.00% in tree density. For Thecurus crassispinis they built their burrow from earth and was 0.70 min length and 0.79 m in width and soil pH was recorded as 4.94 and 25.51 °C. This porcupine species built their burrow in area with 19.00% cover with canopy, 75.00 % cover with shrubs and 22.00% dense with tree. While for Trichys fasciculata, they built their burrow by mixture of rock and soil was recorded with had 1.75 m in length and 1.10 m in width. The soil pH was 5.38 and the temperature of the soil was 25.50 °C. This porcupine species built their burrow in area with cover of 77 .50% of canopy, 54.00% cover with shrubs and 58.50% dense with tree. The factors that contributed to their habitat selection to build burrows were the abundance of food resources and low risk from becoming preys.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Depositing User:	Mr. Azman Mohamad
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2024 06:34
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2024 06:34
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2288

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