Mammals of Borneo
The mammal species of Borneo include 288 species of terrestrial and 91 species of marine mammals recorded within the territorial boundaries of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. The terrestrial mammals are dominated by the chiroptera (102 species of bats) and rodents (61 species of rats and mice).
Introduction
The high diversity and endemicity of mammals is related to the many niches found in the tropical rain forest of Borneo and past Pleistocene events within the Sundaland region. During interglacial and post-glacial periods, there was migration of animal from the Asian mainland into Borneo and into Sulawesi via the Philippines. Due to lack of favourable habitats and small founder population, some species of animals have become extinct and others have radiated into endemic species. For example, in Holocene times, ancient pangolin (Manis palaeojavanica), panther (Panthera sp) and tapir (Tapirus indicus) became locally extinct in Borneo. Of the 57 mammal species that were identified from archaeological remains in the Niah Caves, Sarawak, 13 were bats. Four of these were megachiropterans, Pteropus vampyrus, Rousettus amplexicaudatus, Rousettus sp and Eonycteris spelaea, all of which remain extant species in Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. The provisional list of mammals of Borneo (sensu Lord Medway, Payne et al., Corbet and Hill, Koopman, and Wilson and Reeder) are listed in the table below. There are various conflicts in the taxonomic lists by previous authors, which need further field research for validation.
Taxonomic list
The following list gives the scientific name followed by the common names, description, ecology, conservation and distribution information.
Order: Erinaceomorpha
- Echinosorex gymnura: Moonrat. Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan.
- Hylomys suillus: Lesser gymnure. China, Myanmar, Indochina, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak.
Order: Soricomorpha
- Suncus murinus: House shrew. Africa, Asia, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan.
- Suncus ater: Black shrew. Endemic to Borneo; known only from Gunung Kinabalu
- Suncus etruscus: Savi's pigmy shrew. Europe, Africa, Asia; Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak.
- Crocidura monticola: Sunda shrew. Java, Lombok, Sumba and Flores; Malay Peninsula, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan.
- Crocidura fuliginosa: South-east Asia white-toothed shrew. India, Indochina, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan.
- Chimarrogale himalayica: Himalayan water shrew. Himalaya, south China, Southeast Asia, Japan, Sumatra and Sabah.
Order: Scandentia
- Ptilocercus lowii Pentail treeshrew. CITES Appendix II
- Tupaia glis Common treeshrew. CITES Appendix II
- Tupaia splendidula Ruddy treeshrew. CITES Appendix II
- Tupaia montana Mountain tree shrew. Local name is tupai gunung CITES Appendix II
- Tupaia minor Lesser treeshrew. CITES Appendix II
- Tupaia gracilis Slender treeshrew. CITES Appendix II
- Tupaia picta Painted treeshrew. CITES Appendix II
- Tupaia dorsalis Striped treeshrew. CITES Appendix II
- Tupaia tana Large treeshrew. CITES Appendix II
- Dendrogale melanura Smooth-tailed treeshrew. CITES Appendix II
Order: Chiroptera
- Rousettus amplexicaudatus Geoffroy's rousette
- Rousettus spinalatus Bare-backed rousette
- Pteropus vampyrus Large flying fox
- Pteropus hypomelanus Island flying fox
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- Cynopterus brachyotis form I: Short-nosed fruit bat; large-sized, in open habitats; form II: Short-nosed fruit bat; small-sized, in closed forest .
- Cynopterus brachyotis
- Cynopterus sphinx Greater short-nosed fruit bat. Known to Kalimantan
- Cynopterus horsfieldi Horsfield's fruit bat
- Penthetor lucasi Dusky fruit bat
- Megaerops ecaudatus Tailess fruit bat
- Megaerops wetmorei White-collared fruit bat
- Dyacopterus spadiceus Dayak fruit bat
- Chironax melanocephalus Black-capped fruit bat
- Balionycteris maculata Spotted-winged fruit bat
- Aethalops aequalis Grey fruit bat
- Eonycteris spelaea Cave nectar bat
- Eonycteris major Greater nectar bat
- Macroglossus minimus Long-tongued nectar bat
- Emballonura alecto Greater sheath-tailed bat
- Emballonura monticola Lesser sheath-tailed bat
- Saccolaimus saccolaimus Pouched tomb bat
- Taphozous melanopogon Black-bearded tomb bat
- Taphozous longimanus Long-winged tomb bat
- Megaderma spasma Lesser false vampire
- Nycteris tragata Hollow-faced bat
- Rhinolophus borneensis Bornean horseshoe bat
- Rhinolophus pusillus Least horseshoe
- Rhinolophus arcuatus Arcuatus horseshoe bat
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- Rhinolophus acuminatus Acuminate horseshoe bat
- Rhinolophus affinis Intermediate horseshoe bat
- Rhinolophus creaghi Creagh's horseshoe bat
- Rhinolophus philippinensis Philippine horseshoe bat
- Rhinolophus trifoliatus Trefoil horseshoe bat
- Rhinolophus sedulus Lesser woolly horseshoe bat
- Hipposideros ater Dusky roundleaf bat
- Hipposideros bicolor Bicolor roundleaf bat
- Hipposideros cineraceus Ashy roundleaf bat
- Hipposideros dyacorum Dayak roundleaf bat
- Hipposideros doriae Least roundleaf
- Hipposideros ridleyi Ridley's roundleaf bat
- Hipposideros cervinus Fawn roundleaf bat
- Hipposideros galeritus Cantor's roundleaf bat
- Hipposideros coxi Cox's roundleaf bat
- Hipposideros larvatus Intermediate roundleaf bat
- Hipposideros diadema Diadem roundleaf bat
- Coelops robinsoni Lesser tailess roundleaf bat
- Myotis muricola Whiskered myotis
- Myotis ater Black myotis
- Myotis montivagus Large brown myotis
- Myotis siligorensis Small-toothed myotis
- Myotis ridleyi Ridley's myotis
- Myotis horsfieldii Horsfield's myotis
- Myotis hasseltii Hasselt's large-footed myotis
- Myotis adversus Grey large-footed myotis
- Myotis macrotarsus Pallid large-footed myotis
- Pipistrellus javanicus Javan pistrelle
- Pipistrellus tenuis Least pipistrelle
- Pipistrellus ceylonicus Dark brown pipistrelle
- Hypsugo kitcheneri Red-brown pipistrelle
- Falsistrellus petersi Wooly pipistrelle
- Arielulus cuprosus Coppery pipistrelle
- Hypsugo imbricatus
- Hypsugo macrotis
- Pipistrellus vordermanni White-winged pipistrelle
- Glischropus tylopus Thick-thumb pipistrelle
- Philetor brachypterus Narrow-winged brown bat
- Hesperoptenus doriae False serotine
- Hesperoptenus blanfordi Least false serotine
- Hesperoptenus tomesi Tomes' false serotine
- Tylonycteris robustula Greater bamboo bat
- Tylonycteris pachypus Lesser bamboo bat
- Scotophilus kuhlii Yellow house bat
- Murina cyclotis Orange tube-nosed bat
- Murina aenea Bronzed tube-nosed bat
- Murina rozendaali Gilded tube-nosed bat
- Murina suilla Lesser tube-nosed bat
- Harpiocephalus harpia Hairy-winged bat
- Kerivoula papillosa Papillose wooly bat
- Kerivoula hardwickii Hardwicke's wooly bat
- Kerivoula pellucida Clear-winged wooly bat
- Kerivoula intermedia Small woolly bat
- Kerivoula minuta Least wooly bat
- Kerivoula whiteheadi Whitehead's woolly bat
- Kerivoula lenis
- Phoniscus jagorii Frosted groove-toothed bat
- Phoniscus atrox Gilded groove-thoothed bat
- Miniopterus magnater Large bent-winged bat
- Miniopterus schreibersi Common bent-winged bat
- Miniopterus pusillus Small bent-winged bat
- Miniopterus medius Medium bent-winged bat
- Miniopterus australis Lesser bent-winged bat
- Cheiromeles torquatus Naked bat
- Mops mops Free-tailed bat
- Chaerephon plicata Wrinkle-lipped bat
Order: Primates
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- Nycticebus coucang Slow loris
- Tarsius bancanus Western tarsier common name : Kera hantu
- Presbytis melalophos Banded langur
- Presbytis hosei Hose's langur
- Presbytis rubicunda Maroon langur
- Presbytis chrysomelas Sarawak surili
- Presbytis frontata White-fronted langur
- Trachypithecus cristatus Silvered langur
- Nasalis larvatus Proboscis monkey
- Macaca fascicularis Long-tailed macaque. This species is arboreal.
- Macaca nemestrina Pig-tailed macaque
- Hylobates muelleri Müller's Bornean gibbon
- Hylobates albibarbis Bornean white-bearded gibbon
- Pongo pygmaeus Orangutan .
Order: Pholidota
- Manis javanica Pangolin
Order: Rodentia
- Ratufa affinis Giant squirrel
- Callosciurus prevostii Prevost's squirrel
- Callosciurus baluensis Kinabalu squirrel
- Callosciurus notatus Plantain squirrel
- Callosciurus adamsi Ear-spot squirrel
- Callosciurus orestes Bornean black-banded squirrel
- Sundasciurus hippurus Horse-tailed squirrel
- Sundasciurus lowii Low's squirrel
- Sundasciurus tenuis Slender squirrel
- Sundasciurus jentinki Jentink's squirrel
- Sundasciurus brookei Brooke's squirrel
- Glyphotes simus Red-bellied sculptor squirrel
- Lariscus insignis Three-striped ground squirrel
- Lariscus hosei Four-striped ground squirrel
- Dremomys everetti Bornean mountain ground squirrel
- Rhinosciurus laticaudatus Shrew-faced ground squirrel
- Nannosciurus melanotis Black-eared pigmy squirrel
- Exilisciurus exilis Plain pigmy squirrel
- Exilisciurus whiteheadi Whitehead's pigmy squirrel
- Rheithrosciurus macrotis Tufted ground squirrel
- Petaurillus hosei Hose's pigmy flying squirrel
- Petaurillus emiliae Lesser pigmy flying squirrel
- Iomys horsfieldii Horsfield's flying squirrel
- Aeromys tephromelas Black flying squirrel
- Aeromys thomasi Thomas's flying squirrel
- Petinomys hageni Hagen's flying squirrel
- Petinomys genibarbis Whiskered flying squirrel
- Petinomys setosus Temminck's flying squirrel
- Petinomys vordermanni Vordermann's flying squirrel
- Hylopetes lepidus Grey-cheeked flying squirrel
- Hylopetes spadiceus Red-cheeked flying squirrel
- Pteromyscus pulverulentus Smoky flying squirrel
- Petaurista petaurista Red giant flying squirrel
- Petaurista elegans Spotted giant flying squirrel
- Rattus rattus House rat
- Rattus tiomanicus Malaysian field rat
- Rattus argentiventer Ricefield rat
- Rattus baluensis Summit rat
- Rattus exulans Polynesia rat
- Rattus norvegicus Norway rat
- Sundamys muelleri Muller's rat
- Sundamys infraluteus Mountain giant rat
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- Niviventer cremoriventer Dark-tailed rat
- Niviventer rapit Long-tailed mountain rat
- Maxomys rajah Brown spiny rat
- Maxomys surifer Red spiny rat
- Maxomys alticola Mountain spiny rat
- Maxomys ochraceiventer Chestnut-bellied spiny rat
- Maxomys baeodon Small spiny rat
- Maxomys whiteheadi Whitehead's rat
- Leopoldamys sabanus Long-tailed giant rat
- Lenothrix canus Grey tree rat
- Mus castaneus Asian house rat
- Mus caroli Ricefield mouse
- Chiropodomys gliroides Common pencil-tailed tree-mouse
- Chiropodomys major Large pencil-tailed tree-mouse
- Chiropodomys muroides Grey-bellied pencil-tailed tree-mouse
- Haeromys margarettae Ranee mouse
- Trichys fasciculata Long-tailed porcupine
- Hystrix brachyura Common porcupine
- Thecurus crassispinis Thick-spined porcupine
Order: Cetacea
- Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale
- Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale
- Balaenoptera borealis Sei whale
- Balaenoptera edeni Bryde's whale
- Balaenoptera acutorostrata Minke whale
- Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale
- Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale
- Kogia breviceps Pigmy sperm whale
- Kogia simus Dwarf sperm whale
- Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beak whale
- Mesoplodon sp Beaked whale
- Orcaella brevirostris Irrawaddy dolphin
- Peponocephala electra Melon-headed whale
- Feresa attenuata Pigmy killer whale
- Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale
- Orcinus orca Killer whale
- Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned pilot whale
- Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin
- Sousa chinensis Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin
- Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser's dolphin
- Delphinus delphis Common dolphin
- Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphin
- Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin
- Stenella attenuata Spotted dolphin
- Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin
- Stenella longirostris Long-snouted spinner dolphin
- Neophocaena phocaenoides Finless porpoise
Order: Carnivora
- Canis familiaris Domestic dog
- Helarctos malayanus Sun bear
- Martes flavigula Yellow-throated marten
- Mustela nudipes Malay weasel
- Melogale everetti Bornean ferret-badger
- Mydaus javanensis Malay badger. Local name for Malay badger is Teledu
- Lutra sumatrana Hairy-nosed otter
- Lutra lutra Eurasian otter
- Lutrogale perspicillata Smooth-coated otter
- Amblonyx cinerea Oriental small-clawed otter
- Viverra tangalunga Malay civet. Local name for Malay civet is Tangalunga
- Prionodon linsang Banded linsang
- Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Common palm civet
- Paguma larvata Masked palm civet
- Arctictis binturong Bearcat
- Arctogalidia trivirgata Small-toothed palm civet
- Hemigalus derbyanus Banded palm civet
- Diplogale hosei Hose's civet
- Cynogale bennettii Otter-civet
- Herpestes brachyurus Short-tailed mongoose
- Herpestes hosei Hose's mongoose (Sometimes considered a sub-species of the short-tailed mongoose and is not listed within the IUCN database)
- Herpestes semitorquatus Collared mongoose
- Neofelis diardi Sunda clouded leopard
- Pardofelis marmorata Marbled cat
- Catopuma badia Bay cat
- Prionailurus planiceps Flat-headed cat
- Prionailurus bengalensis Leopard cat
- Felis sylvestris catus Domestic cat
Order: Sirenia
- Dugong dugon Dugong
Order: Proboscidea
- Elephas maximus borneensis Borneo Elephant
Order: Perissodactyla
- Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Sumatran rhinoceros. Extinct in Brunei, probably extinct in Sarawak and Kalimantan. Found only in eastern Sabah.[1]
Order: Artiodactyla
- Sus barbatus Bearded pig
- Sus scrofa domesticus Domestic pig
- Tragulus javanicus Lesser mouse-deer
- Tragulus napu Greater mouse-deer
- Muntiacus muntjak Red muntjac
- Muntiacus atherodes Bornean yellow muntjac
- Rusa unicolor Sambar deer
- Rusa timorensis Javan rusa
- Bos javanicus Banteng or tembadau. Present in Kalimantan, Sabah, and possibly Sarawak; believed extinct in Brunei.[2]
- Bos indicus Domestic humped cattle
- Bubalus bubalis Domestic water buffalo
- Capra aegagrus hircus Domestic goat
See also
References
- ↑ van Strien, N.J., Manullang, B., Sectionov, Isnan, W., Khan, M.K.M, Sumardja, E., Ellis, S., Han, K.H., Boeadi, Payne, J. & Bradley Martin, E. (2008). "Dicerorhinus sumatrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ↑ Timmins, R.J.; Duckworth, J.W.; Hedges, S.; Steinmetz, R. & Pattanavibool, A. (2008). "Bos javanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 19 April 2011. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.
External links
- Biogeography of Myotis & Wallace Lines
- Zoology in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
- Mammal Species of the World
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- A Brief Survey of Mammals in Imbak Canyon
- Morphology of Hipposideros
- Climate Change and Biodiversity
- Tree of Life
- Mammalian Species Accounts
- Taxonomy of Mammal
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- Plate Tectonics Meets Genomics
- Small mammals of Kelabit
- Mammals of Lambir National Park
- Bats of Kelabit Highlands
- Fruit Bats in Borneo - Size Matters
- H D Rijksen, E Meijaard. Our Vanishing Relative: The Status of Wild Orang-Utans at the Close of the Twentieth Century
- Mammal references
- Rediscovery of Bay Cat by Mohd Azlan
- Biogeography and Palaeoecology
- Research on mammal in Sarawak
- Two new species of tree frogs found in Borneo article is not relevant to mammals