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Table 1. Species and number of roadkilled animals along National highway NH–16 in the south of the state of Odisha, India: N, Number of roadkills; P, percentage occurrence; Rr, Rate of roadkills/day/km; Er, estimated roadkills/year; WPA, Indian Wildlife Protection Act status (WPA, 1972); IUCN, IUCN status (LC, least concern; NT, near threatened).

 

Tabla 1. Lista de animales muertos por atropello en la carretera nacional NH–16, en la parte sur del estado de Odisha, India: N, número de atropellos mortales; P, porcentaje de ocurrencia; Rr, tasa de atropellos/día/km; Er, atropellos estimados/año; WPA, estatus según la Ley de Protección de la Vida Silvestre india (WPA, 1972); IUCN, estatus segun la UICN (LC, preocupación menor; NT, casi amenazado).

 

 

Common name

Scientific name

   N

        P

       Rr

       Er

  WPA

   IUCN
Mammals

Jungle cat

Felis chaus

7

5.69

0.0022

28.38

II

LC

Rhesus macaque

Macaca mulatta

6

4.88

0.0019

24.33

II

LC

Golden jackal

Canis aureus

27

21.95

0.0084

109.5

II

LC

Small Indian civet

Viverricula indica

5

4.07

0.0015

20.27

II

LC

Asian palm civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

2

1.63

0.0006

8.11

II

LC

Striped hyena

Hyaena hyaena

1

0.81

0.0003

4.05

III

NT

Grey mongoose

Herpestes edwardsii

1

0.81

0.0003

4.05

II

LC

Rudy mongoose

Herpestes smithii

3

2.44

0.0009

12.16

II

LC

Indian hare

Lepus nigricollis

1

0.81

0.0003

4.05

IV

LC

Indian bush Rat

Golunda ellioti

2

1.63

0.0006

8.11

IV

LC

White tailed wood rat

Madromys blanfordi

1

0.81

0.0003

4.05

V

LC

Rufous horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus rouxii

3

2.44

0.0009

12.16

V

LC

Little Indian field mouse

Mus booduga

8

6.50

0.0025

32.44

V

LC

Three-striped palm squirrel

Funambulus palmarum

7

5.69

0.0022

28.38

V

LC

 Birds

 

 

 

Indian robin

Saxicoloides fulicatus

1

0.81

0.0003

4.05

IV

LC

Oriental magpie robin

Copsychus saularis

3

2.44

0.0009

12.16

IV

LC

White-bellied drongo

Dicrurus caerulescens

1

0.81

0.0003

4.05

IV

LC

Black drongo

Dicrurus macrocercus

2

1.63

0.0006

8.11

IV

LC

Greater coucal

Centropus sinensis

1

0.81

0.0003

4.05

IV

LC

Jungle babbler

Turdoides striata

4

3.25

0.0012

16.22

IV

LC

Spotted dove

Spilopelia chinensis

2

1.63

0.0006

8.11

IV

LC

Eurasian collared dove

Streptopelia decaocto

1

0.81

0.0003

4.05

IV

LC

Red-vented bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

4

3.25

0.0012

16.22

IV

LC

 Reptiles

 

 

 

Garden lizard

Calotes versicolor

17

13.82

0.0053

68.94

IV

LC

Bengal monitor lizard

Varanus bengalensis

2

1.63

0.0006

8.11

I

LC

Checkered keelback

Xenochrophis piscator

3

2.44

0.0009

12.16

II

LC

Green Keelback

Macropisthodon plumbicolor

1

0.81

0.0003

4.05

IV

LC

Buff striped keelback

Amphiesma stolatum

2

1.63

0.0006

8.11

IV

LC

Northern wolf snake

Lycodon striatus

2

1.63

0.0006

8.11

IV

LC

Russell’s viper

Daboia russelii

3

2.44

0.0009

12.16

II

LC
   

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