SUMMARY: In December 2024 I saw three Bare-rumped Pouched Bat on two trees in Tanjung Tuan Forest. It is a widespread species, from India to Northern Australia, but it is infrequently reported e.g. only 20 observations on iNaturalist and 37 on Map of Life (Dec 2024). On my two visits (July 2022 and Dec 2024) I saw 10 mammal species at Tanjung Tuan and another four at Thistle Port Dixon Resort (2 km north of Tanjung Tuan). MORE PHOTOS WILL BE POSTED LATER.
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Whiskered Flying Squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis) at Mount Kinabalu (Sabah, Borneo)
Paul Carter, 20 Aug 2016
Revised 8 Nov 2016 to include reference to a 1965 paper with images of a captured animal.
Revised 3 Sep 2024, adding better resolution images, edits and iNaturalist references.
Summary
On 26 May 2016, whilst spotlighting alone along Power Station Road in Kinabalu Park (Borneo, Malaysia) I photographed a Whiskered Flying Squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis) very close to the 4 Km post and at an elevation of approximately 1840 m. This appears to be a notable elevation record; and possibly the first photographs in the wild.
Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata) at Mount Kinabalu (Sabah, Borneo) – a high elevation record
High elevation record of Marbled Cat in Kinabalu Park (Sabah, Borneo)
Paul Carter, 20 Aug 2016
Revised Feb 2017 with a link to Andrew Boyce’s camera-trap record.
A version of this post was published (April 2017) in CAT News Nr 65 Winter 2017.
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Malaysia Species Reports:
May 2016: High elevation record of Marbled Cat at Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Borneo.
May 2016: Whiskered Flying Squirrel at Kinabalu Park, Sabah, Borneo.
Malaysia Trip Reports:
April 2014 Sabah (Borneo, Malaysia) – trip report (pdf).
June 2012 Taman Negara (Malaysia) – site report (pdf).
Dec 2024 Tanjung Tuan (Malaysia) – site report.
Taman Negara (Malaysia) mammal trip – June 2012
On a 5 day visit with Dave Sargeant to Taman Negara NP (Peninsular Malaysia), in mid-June 2012, we saw 23 mammal species, 125 birds and 3 snakes. We spent 4 nights in the Kuala Tahan area and then 2 nights at Sungai Relau. The mammals seen included Malayan Tapir, Leopard Cat, Sundaic Arboreal Niviventer, Bower’s Berylmys, Grey Tree Rat and 6 squirrel species. Link to trip report pdf including photos: 20120617-TamanNegara(Malaysia)-PaulCarter-TRv2.
Birds seen included Large Frogmouth, Barred Eagle-Owl, Jambu Fruit Dove and Garnet Pitta. Dave’s detailed report on the birding is posted on his website norththailandbirding.com