Mammals of Borneo; sightings from Sabah and Sarawak in
Malaysia.
This gallery shows mammal observations with photos all made on B2A birding trips. The rainforests on Borneo support some of the highest diversity on earth. Without being a mammal specialist or having spent dedicated time for obtaining wildlife photos it has still proved possible to create a decent photo gallery of 47 species solely through the use of opportunity shots made on birding and family trips. Hope this collection of mammal observations may be a nice reference for anyone enjoying nature on Borneo. It may well compliment Phillipps’ field guide to the Mammals of Borneo and their ecology. This beautiful book goes far beyond identification only and is loaded with all kinds of interesting information useful for every naturalist out in the field.
Note all photos in this gallery were obtained observing full respect for the animals and nature. All mammals in this gallery are wild, undisturbed and untouched in their natural habitats. This may result in a poor record of bat and mice species as it is often not possible to observe/photo those without trapping. On the other hand this collection contains some great rarities seldom photographed. It has been a privilege to encounter the critically endangered Sabah Grey Langur. It was also equally great to find well protected Hose's Grey Langurs in Brunei, a species now completely extirpated from Sabah and Sarawak. Those 2 Langurs + Whiskered Flying Squirrel and Smooth-tailed Treeshrew were all posted for the first time by my daughter on iNaturalist as new species for the project!
Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, August 2017
Tawau Hills National Park, June 2018
Gomantong Caves trail, June 2018
Mount Kinabalu National Park, September 2019
Kinabatangan River, August 2013
Mulu National Park, Sarwak, Dec 2018
Ulu Temburong NP, Brunei, April 2019
Ulu Temburong NP, Brunei, April 2019
Kinabatangan River, June 2018
Bilit, Kinabatangan, October 2016
Mount Kinabalu, August 2013
Mount Kinabalu, September 2019
Tabin Wildlife Sanctuary, July 2019
Kinabatangan River, June 2018
Poring Hot Springs, November 2019
Mount Kinabalu, Sarawak, May 2017
Mount Kinabalu, April 2018
Sabah, September 2019
Kinabatangan River, August 2013
Kubah National Park, Sarawak, June 2019
Tanegang tributary, Kinabatangan River, June 2017
Sukau, Kinabatangan River, July 2019
Sepilok, October 2016
Kinabatangan River, May 2017
Taman, Kota Kinabalu, April 2018
Stephen's Park, Kota Kinabalu, April 2018
Tabin Wildlife Sanctuary, July 2019
Rainforest discovery center, Sepilok, November 2019
in the wild at Sepilok Forest Reserve, November 2019
Sepilok-Kabili Virgin Jungle Reserve, October 2014
Sepilok Rainforest Discovery Center, October 2016
Gomantong Caves trail, June 2019
Kinabatangan, July 2018
Kinabatangan River, October 2014
Kinabatangan, August 2018
Kinabatangan, November 2019
Sepilok, November 2019
Mount Kinabalu, September 2019
Crocker Range NP Keningau, April 2017
Sepilok Rainforest Discovery Center, May 2017
Kinabatangan River, July 2018
Sepilok Forest Reserve, October 2016
meal for the Saltwater Crocodiles at the Kinabatangan, June 2018
Sepilok, October 2016
Borneo Highlands, Sarawak, November 2018
Mount Kinabalu, September 2019
Kubah NP, Sarawak, June 2019
Rainforest Discovery Center Canopy Walk, Sepilok, September 2019
Borneo Highlands near Kalimantan viewpoint, Sarawak, November 2018
Borneo Highlands (Gunung Penrissen), November 2018
Sepilok, October 2016
Ulu Temburong NP, Brunei, April 2019
Kinabatangan, August 2013
Tabin Wildlife Sanctuary, July 2019
Poring Hot Springs, Sabah, June 2018
Mahua Waterfall, Crocker Range, April 2017
Sepilok, May 2017
Sepilok, May 2017
Kubah NP, Sarawak, June 2019
Tawau Hills Park, June 2017
Kinabatangan, October 2014
Kubah National Park, Sarawak, December 2019
Hope this page may help with the education, identification, appreciation, conservation and research efforts of the mammals on Borneo.