Succession of rodent community was studied between two periods 1992 to 1995 and 2002 to 2004 in the woodland of hill in Dongting Lakefront.A total of 417 specimens from 7 species of rodent（Microtus fortis

Apodemus agrarius

Rattus norvegicus

Rattus flavipectus

Niviventer confucianus

Rattus losea

Micromys minutus） were caught by traps.There were 7 species of rodent in 1992 to 1995 and 5 species in 2002 to 2004.Capture rates of rodent had significant differences（（12.29±7.05）% and（3.05±（1.44））%

t=4.26

p<0.001

df=21） and the dominant species were different between 1992 to 1995 and 2002 to 2004.M.fortis（50.49%） and A.agrarius（33.88%） were the dominant species in 1992 to 1995 and N.confucianus（65.45%） and A.agrarius（23.64%） were the dominant species in 2002 to 2004.The diversity index and dominance index had not significant differences in different years

but evenness index had significant differences.Based on similarity index of six years

it could be categorized into two groups with systematic clustering: 1992 to 1994 and 2002 to 2004.We conclude that

in the woodland of hill in Dongting lakefront

the rodent community had been changing a different one after ten years.