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Pages in category "Fauna of Java" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acalolepta sculpturata;
Endemic Fauna of Java — the most populous island in Indonesia. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. E. Endemic birds of Java (16 P)
In the west of Java lies the Halimun Reserve, today integrated into the Mount Halimun Salak National Park. A tiger was killed there in 1984, and pugmarks found in 1989 were the size of a tiger's. However, an expedition of six biologists conducted in 1990 did not yield any definite, direct evidence for the presence of a tiger. [14]
The genus name Rhinoceros is a combination of the ancient Greek words ῥίς (ris) meaning 'nose' and κέρας (keras) meaning 'horn of an animal'. [13] [14] sondaicus is derived from sunda, the biogeographical region that comprises the islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and surrounding smaller islands. The Javan rhino is also known as the ...
Sundaland includes Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the smaller surrounding islands, whose fauna share similar characteristics with the mainland Asian fauna. During the ice age, lower sea levels connected the Asian continent with the western Indonesian archipelago. This enabled animals from the Asian mainland to migrate over dry land to Sundaland.
This article contains the list of Indonesian animals. List. This list is incomplete; ... Bali, Java island, Timor: Javan deer: Chelodina mccordi: Chelidae:
However, the animal has been observed moving on the ground to cross open spaces in disturbed habitat. [21] It moves through the canopy at heights between 3 and 22 m (10 and 72 ft) and is often encountered at heights between 1.5 and 9.5 m (5 and 31 ft). [1] The Javan slow loris will eat fruit, lizards, eggs, and chocolate seeds. [21]
Although Java mouse-deer form monogamous family groups, they are usually shy, solitary animals. They are also usually silent; the only noise they make is a shrill cry when they are frightened. Male Java mouse-deer are territorial, marking their territory and their mates with secretions from an intermandibular scent gland under their chin. [9]