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Borneo has own a wide variety of bird species. The geological history of Borneo is a major factor: long isolation of the island, broken during the last Ice age, when Borneo was connected to the continent of Asia, led to a combination of Asian and native species. There are about 420 species of birds and 37 are endemic to Borneo [4] [5]
The high diversity and endemicity of mammals is related to the many niches found in the tropical rain forest of Borneo and past Pleistocene events within the Sundaland region. During interglacial and post-glacial periods, there was migration of animal from the Asian mainland into Borneo and into Sulawesi via the Philippines .
The Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Borneo and Sumatra.It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2015, as the total effective population probably consists of fewer than 10,000 mature individuals, with a decreasing population trend.
Around 12,000 years ago, they also lived in Borneo. Today, you can only find Javan rhinos in one place on Earth, the Ujung Kulon National Park in Indonesia. Over
Malaysia is estimated to contain 20% of the world's animal species, and includes some of the most biodiverse areas on the planet. [1] High levels of endemism are found in the diverse forests of Malaysian Borneo's mountains, as populations are isolated from each other by lowland forest.
Brunei's mammal and bird populations are comparable to those of Sumatra, the Malaysian Peninsula, and Borneo as a whole. [1] As far as Asian countries go, Brunei was the first to ban shark finning. Dog beating and wildlife trafficking are Brunei's two most urgent animal law concerns. Like many other Asian nations, the nation has some animal ...
The sub-species Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus has only around 3,000-4,500 animals left in the wild. At least 2,000 of this number live in Batang Ai National Park and Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary in ...
Captive animals often weigh more than their wild counterparts. [20] 12 captive female binturongs were found to weigh a mean of 24.4 kg (54 lb) while 22 males weighed a mean of 19.3 kg (43 lb). [21] In one study, the estimated mean weight of wild females was 10.5 kg (23 lb). [20]