Small mammals from Miri, northeastern region of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo: note on new locality records

By

Shazali, Nursyafiqah
Habeebur Rahman, Sultana Parvin
Ahmad Tahir, Nurul Farah Diyana
Murni, Rafik
Abdul Latip, Nurshilawati
Naharuddin, Nur Mukminah
Azhar, Isham
Mcarthur, Ellen
Khalik, Mohd Zacaery
Abdul Rahman, Mohd-Ridwan
Anwarali Khan, Faisal Ali
Tawie Tingga, Roberta Chaya

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016-3-24

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

12

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

1863--10

Subjects

Borneo , Chiroptera , diversity , Rodentia , Scandentia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/12.2.1863

 

Abstract

Small mammal surveys were conducted at Niah National Park, Lambir Hills National Park and Gunung Mulu National Park, Miri Division, in the northeastern region of Sarawak, using ground-level and canopy mist-nets, harp traps, and cage traps. The main objective of these surveys was to assess small mammal diversity in the northeastern region of Sarawak. Gunung Mulu National Park recorded the highest diversity of small mammals with 29 species, followed by Niah National Park with 19 species, and Lambir Hills National Park, 17 species. These surveys revealed nine new locality records for Miri, including eight bat species (Dyacopterus spadiceus, Megaerops wetmorei, Nycteris tragata, Hipposideros cineraceus, Hesperoptenus blanfordi, Kerivoula pellucida, Murina suilla and Myotis muricola)and a squirrel (Sundasciurus brookei). Megaerops wetmorei is also reported for the first time in Sarawak.