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Volume 8 Journal of Ecosystem & Ecography Biodiversity Congress 2018
July 26-27, 2018
July 26-27, 2018 Melbourne, Australia
7th International Conference on
Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management
Population studies of Herpestes edwardsii in Ajmer, Rajasthan
Rashmi Sharma
Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Government College, India
Indian Mongoose Herpestes edwardsii (Herpestidae: Carnivora; Mammalia) are the best known inhabitants of urban and
rural ecosystem and considered as keystone species in the parts of the world. The number is decreasing at very fast rate.
The species in urban areas is of particular concern as urban areas are developing at very fast rate. Human population is also
increasing at a very fast rate and conservation of mammals is ignored. Indian mongoose belongs to class Mammalia, order
Carnivora and family Herpestidae. Acquainted species are ubiquitously living in and around human habitation. They feed
on invertebrates and also check the population of invertebrates. Indian mongoose is native to Bhutan, Bahrain, Afghanistan,
India and Iran. Indian mongoose was abundant in Ajmer in earlier decades but now there population is declining alarmingly.
Scientists need to understand threats for mammalian population. The present paper deals with number of species present in
Ajmer.
Biography
Rashmi Sharma is an Assistant Professor at Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan Government College Ajmer, India. She has presented her paper at various national,
international conferences and workshops.
Rashmi Sharma, J Ecosyst Ecogr 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7625-C4-042