Table 8 Mean body weight (g) and measurements (cm) of snap trapped rodents

A. abyssinicus

dry

5

53.6 ± 7.7

13.0 ± 0.7

14.5 ± 1.5

2.8 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.5

wet

8

65.1 ± 10

12.3 ± 0.9

15.2 ± 1.4

2.6 ± 0.4

2.0 ± 0.4

A. niloticus

dry

10

68.8 ± 4.4

12.5 ± 0.3

8.9 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.2

wet

7

87.9 ± 5.2

14.2 ± 0.5

10.3 ± 0.4

3 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.2

M. musculus

dry

4

63.5 ± 4.2

12.7 ± 0.8

18.3 ± 0.9

3.7 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.3

wet

3

73.3 ± 8.5

15.8 ± 2.3

17.5 ± 1.2

3.5 ± 0.2

2.3 ± 0.2

M. natalensis

dry

2

76.5 ± 2.5

13.0 ± 0.5

13.3 ± 0.3

2.5 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.1

wet

2

63.5 ± 5.2

15.5 ± 0.8

15.9 ± 0.6

28.8 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.2