Open AccessSmall mammals from Miri, northeastern region of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo: note on new locality records
Author(s) -
Nursyafiqah Shazali,
Sultana Habeebur Rahman,
Nurul Ahmad Tahir,
Murni Rafik,
Nurshilawati Abdul Latip,
Nur Mukminah Naharuddin,
Isham Azhar,
E. Durant McArthur,
Mohd Zacaery Khalik,
Abd Rahman MohdRidwan,
Faisal Anwarali Khan,
Roberta Tawie Tingga
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1809-127X
DOI - 10.15560/12.2.1863
Subject(s) - national park , geography , mammal , ecology , forestry , archaeology , biology
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.
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