Small Mammals from Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Small mammal survey was conducted at Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary (WS) from 20th until 25th October 2014. This survey aimed to assess the diversity of small mammals particularly from the order Chiroptera, Insectivora, Rodentia and Scadentia. These orders were targeted primarily to gain better underst...

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Main Authors:	Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan, Nurul Farah Diyana, A. Tahir, Sultana Parvin, Binti Habeebur Rahman, Julius Willian, Dee, Muhd Amsyari, Morni, Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli, Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga, Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman, Isham, Azhar
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2017
Subjects:	QH Natural history QL Zoology
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/19092/ http://ir.unimas.my/19092/ http://ir.unimas.my/19092/1/595-Article%20Text-1528-1-10-20171227%20%28abstrak%29.pdf

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spelling	unimas-190922018-01-03T03:41:04Z http://ir.unimas.my/19092/ Small Mammals from Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan Nurul Farah Diyana, A. Tahir Sultana Parvin, Binti Habeebur Rahman Julius Willian, Dee Muhd Amsyari, Morni Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman Isham, Azhar QH Natural history QL Zoology Small mammal survey was conducted at Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary (WS) from 20th until 25th October 2014. This survey aimed to assess the diversity of small mammals particularly from the order Chiroptera, Insectivora, Rodentia and Scadentia. These orders were targeted primarily to gain better understanding on the ecology and distribution of these understudied taxa in Borneo. Our survey recorded a total of 30 species of small mammals from six trapping nights. Order Chiroptera was recorded with the highest number of species (seven families; 22 species), followed by order Rodentia (two families; six species) and order Scandentia (two species). None was recorded from the order Insectivora. The most abundant species were Rhinolophus trifoliatus (n=6) for Chiroptera, Maxomys whiteheadi (n=7) for Rodentia and Tupaia tana (n=5) for Scandentia. Data presented here is the first comprehensive information on Samunsam’s small mammals. This data can be used to gain better insights on the population trends at regional and local scale, as well as in improving the management plans of Samunsam WS. Although species diversity in Samunsam WS is comparable to other sites in western Sarawak, result presented here need to be treated with caution as this is the first comprehensive study that only cover area close to park headquarters. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2017-12-28 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/19092/1/595-Article%20Text-1528-1-10-20171227%20%28abstrak%29.pdf Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan and Nurul Farah Diyana, A. Tahir and Sultana Parvin, Binti Habeebur Rahman and Julius Willian, Dee and Muhd Amsyari, Morni and Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli and Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga and Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman and Isham, Azhar (2017) Small Mammals from Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology (2017) 7(2): 98-106, 7 (2). pp. 98-106. ISSN 2229-9769 http://www.bjrst.unimas.my
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spellingShingle	QH Natural history QL Zoology Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan Nurul Farah Diyana, A. Tahir Sultana Parvin, Binti Habeebur Rahman Julius Willian, Dee Muhd Amsyari, Morni Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman Isham, Azhar Small Mammals from Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
description	Small mammal survey was conducted at Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary (WS) from 20th until 25th October 2014. This survey aimed to assess the diversity of small mammals particularly from the order Chiroptera, Insectivora, Rodentia and Scadentia. These orders were targeted primarily to gain better understanding on the ecology and distribution of these understudied taxa in Borneo. Our survey recorded a total of 30 species of small mammals from six trapping nights. Order Chiroptera was recorded with the highest number of species (seven families; 22 species), followed by order Rodentia (two families; six species) and order Scandentia (two species). None was recorded from the order Insectivora. The most abundant species were Rhinolophus trifoliatus (n=6) for Chiroptera, Maxomys whiteheadi (n=7) for Rodentia and Tupaia tana (n=5) for Scandentia. Data presented here is the first comprehensive information on Samunsam’s small mammals. This data can be used to gain better insights on the population trends at regional and local scale, as well as in improving the management plans of Samunsam WS. Although species diversity in Samunsam WS is comparable to other sites in western Sarawak, result presented here need to be treated with caution as this is the first comprehensive study that only cover area close to park headquarters.
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author	Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan Nurul Farah Diyana, A. Tahir Sultana Parvin, Binti Habeebur Rahman Julius Willian, Dee Muhd Amsyari, Morni Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman Isham, Azhar
author_facet	Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan Nurul Farah Diyana, A. Tahir Sultana Parvin, Binti Habeebur Rahman Julius Willian, Dee Muhd Amsyari, Morni Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga Mohd Ridwan, Abd Rahman Isham, Azhar
author_sort	Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan
title	Small Mammals from Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_short	Small Mammals from Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_full	Small Mammals from Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_fullStr	Small Mammals from Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_full_unstemmed	Small Mammals from Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
title_sort	small mammals from samunsam wildlife sanctuary, sarawak, malaysian borneo
publisher	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
publishDate	2017
url	http://ir.unimas.my/19092/ http://ir.unimas.my/19092/ http://ir.unimas.my/19092/1/595-Article%20Text-1528-1-10-20171227%20%28abstrak%29.pdf
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Small Mammals from Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

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