. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific. . The western larsier (Tarsius banucanus) is one of Borneo's most unusual primates. It is rarely seen, but apparently able to survive well m disturbed forests. Royal Geographical Society/R. Hanbury-Tenison endemic to Borneo. At least 167 mammals have been recorded in Sabah and 180 in Sarawak. The mountain ranges host 18 species (11 endemic) of vertebrates only occurring above about 1000 m. Coasts and rivers are home to a distinct community of primates (proboscis monkey (Bennett, 1988), silvered langur Presbytis cnstata, and lo
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific. . The western larsier (Tarsius banucanus) is one of Borneo's most unusual primates. It is rarely seen, but apparently able to survive well m disturbed forests. Royal Geographical Society/R. Hanbury-Tenison endemic to Borneo. At least 167 mammals have been recorded in Sabah and 180 in Sarawak. The mountain ranges host 18 species (11 endemic) of vertebrates only occurring above about 1000 m. Coasts and rivers are home to a distinct community of primates (proboscis monkey (Bennett, 1988), silvered langur Presbytis cnstata, and long- tailed macaque), birds and plants. Other species such as orang-utans have a very patchy distribution. Caves, such as those at Gomantong and Niah, house huge colonies of edible-nest swiftlets, upwards of 14 species of bats, and associated animals such as the bat hawk Ma- chenamphus alcinus. The rarest mammal is the Sumatran rhmoceros, which has been lost from most of its range, including Mulu, through hunting. A localised population of about 20 survives in the Dent Peninsula of eastern Sabah, some scattered individuals occur in other upland areas elsewhere in Sabah, and a population was recently located in northern Sarawak. In 1986 a captive breeding project was initiated in Sabah. Other large mammals occurring in small numbers include the banteng, elephant (eastern Sabah) and clouded leopard. Several of the smaller carnivores are also found rarely or are very localised (marbled cat Felis marmorata and ferret-badger Melogale everetti). The avifauna is rich, with four alpine species, 14 endemic montane species, a further nine non-endemic montane species and over 470 species at lower elevations, including coastal birds and migrants. Rare birds tend to be the larger hunted species: Malay peacock pheasant (Polypleciron malacense), Bulwer's pheasant (Lophura bul- tven), helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil). Megapodes in Sabah are threatened by egg collectors. Other rare species in
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