Small Mammals
The Bornean tropical rainforests harbour some of the most remarkable diversity of flora and fauna in the world (Jennings et al., 2015; Sodhi et al., 2004). Tropical biodiversity is highly threatened by land conversion for agricultural purposes. This calls for greater conservational prioritizatio...
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| Language: | English |
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UNIMAS Publisher and Wilmar Plantations Sdn Bhd
2023
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42806/1/Small%20Mammals.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/42806/ |
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| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The Bornean tropical rainforests harbour some of the most
remarkable diversity of flora and fauna in the world (Jennings et al.,
2015; Sodhi et al., 2004). Tropical biodiversity is highly threatened
by land conversion for agricultural purposes. This calls for greater
conservational prioritization (Wilcove & Koh, 2010; Fitzherbert et
al., 2008) as many have become fragmented and disconnected.
There are a total of 247 species of mammals recorded in Borneo,
and small mammals make up approximately 81%, which can be
sub-categorized into bats, shrews, treeshrews, rats, mice, squirrels
and flying squirrels (Phillipps & Phillipps, 2016). Borneo is regarded
as one of the biodiversity hotspots, sustaining a high concentration
of endemism, including approximately 19% of mammals (5% of the
99 bats species and 26 Rodentia), 20% of snakes and 6% of birds
(Mohd-Azlan & Lawes, 2011). S |
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