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numbers only. Our impression is, however, that this is a fault of the technique of trapping 
rather than a deficiency in numbers. 
Hylomys suillus (Miller) a short-tailed shrew, and Echinosorex gymnurus (Raffles), the 
piscivorous Moonrat, are both rare in our collections and apparently confined to forest. The 
latter species is found on the banks of forest streams. 
Cynocephalus variegatus (Audebert), the Flying-Lemur, has been examined but only in 
small numbers. It is reasonably common in forest and is, of course, strictly arboreal. 
BATS. 
pteropidae, the Flying Foxes and Fruit Bats of some twelve species, are abundant in 
forest and scrub. 
rhinolophidae, the Horseshoe Bats, of which there are some forty species, are abundant 
in caves, conduits, and hollow trees, in both forest and wasteland. 
megadermatidae, the False Vampires, of which there are only two species, are reasonably 
common in open country. 
molossidae, two of the six species have been examined, both from hollow trees in the forest. 
emballonuridae. Specimens of Emballonura monticola have been examined from forest. 
During the period under review none of the cave dwelling species of Taphozous (Tomb Bats) 
have been examined from the areas mentioned, but specimens from a cave on the island of 
Seletar, a small island off the coast, have been examined. 
vespertilionidae. A large number of the fifty or so species of these little bats have been 
examined. They are abundant in situations of all kinds from roof spaces to the unrolling leaves 
of forest trees. 
PRIMATES. 
Macaca irus , the Long-tailed or “Crab-eating 1 ’ Macaque monkey is abundant in forest, 
scrub, and even in the gardens of Kuala Lumpur itself. 
Pithecus femoralis , the commonest of the Leaf Monkeys, is abundant in forest and secondary 
forest, but does not approach human habitations as closely as does the last species. 
Specimens of Nycticebus coucang , the Slow Loris, have also been examined. 
CARNIVORES. 
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus , the Common Palm Civet, is not only abundant in forest, but 
has become a domestic pest, living in the roof spaces of houses and in the surrounding trees, 
and feeding on fruits, lizards, rats, etc. 
Among other carnivores which have been examined are the Civets Paguma larvata and 
Arctogalidia trivirgata , the cat Felis bengalensis, and species of otter. 
OTHER ANIMALS. 
A few Mouse Deer, Tragulus spp., Wild Pig, Sus scrofa , and the Pangolin or Scaly Anteater, 
Manis , have been examined. 
Snakes, of some sixty odd species from a variety of habitats, have been examined. 
Tree Lizards, mostly species of Gonocephalus , are abundant in forest and secondary forest. 
Geckoes recorded are mostly specimens of the giant Gekko , abundant on forest trees. 
Skinks of the genera Lygosoma and Mabuya are abundant on the ground of both forest and 
wasteland. 
STUD. INST. MED. RES. 
