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The wildlife of Malaysia is diverse, with Malaysia being a megadiverse country. Most of the country is covered in rainforest , which hosts a huge diversity of plant and animal species. There are approximately 361 mammal species, 694 bird species, 250 reptile species, and 150 frog species found in Malaysia.
This is a list of animals found in Malaysia. Malaysia is a humid country, [1] with rainforests hosting a wide array of animal species. There are around 361 mammal species, [2] 250 reptile species, [3] and 150 frog species found in Malaysia. [4] Approximately 677 bird species are found on Peninsular Malaysia alone (and 694 for Malaysia).
It is the second-largest zoo in Malaysia behind the National Zoo of Malaysia, both were established in 1963. The zoo acts as both a rescue base and an animal sanctuary and was initially owned by the Malacca State Government, but its management was taken over by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Malaysia in 1979 and later opened ...
All national parks and reserves in Peninsular Malaysia are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Malaysia. For states that have state parks, the state governments might establish managing agencies for the parks.
The environment of Malaysia is the biotas and geologies that constitute the natural environment of Malaysia. Malaysia's ecology is megadiverse, with a biodiverse range of flora and fauna found in various ecoregions throughout the country. Tropical rainforests encompass between 59% and 70% of Malaysia's total land area, of which 11.6% is pristine.
National Geographic Wild (shortened as Nat Geo Wild and abbreviated NGW) is a global pay television network owned by National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%). [2] The channel primarily focuses on wildlife and natural history non-fiction programming.
There are 288 species of terrestrial mammals in Borneo which is dominated by the chiroptera (102 species of bats) and rodentia (61 species of rats and mice), and 44 species are endemic to the island. There have also been 91 species of marine mammals recorded within the territorial boundaries of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Malaysia. The avifauna of Malaysia include a total of 855 species, of which 17 are endemic , and 19 have been introduced by humans. 63 species are globally threatened.