Mount Kinabalu

Whiskered Flying Squirrel (Petinomys genibarbis) at Mount Kinabalu (Sabah, Borneo)

Posted by Paul Carter

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.

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Sabah (Borneo) mammal trip – March 2014

Posted by Paul Carter

On a 23-day trip around Sabah (Borneo), with Jo Dale in March-April 2014, we saw 56 mammals (including 8 primates, 15 squirrels and 10 bats).

Least Pygmy Squirrel
Least Pygmy Squirrel

Jo joined me on Day 5 after I had visited Crocker Range and Poring Hot Springs. Other key sites included Kinabalu NP, Kinabatangan River, Danum Valley and Tabin Wildlife Reserve. My trip report (pdf with photos) is here.