Bird Survey At Sungai Dusun Wildlife Reserve, Perak, Malaysia

A survey on birds was conducted at Sungai Dusun Wildlife Reserve on the 26th until 31th of October 2009. Ten mist nets were deployed throughout the four days sampling period. A total of 27 individuals representing 16 species from 10 families of birds were recorded. The most common species recorded is the Arachnothera longirostra that was represented by six individuals

A Survey on Small Mammals In The Royal Belum Park, Perak, Malaysia

A survey on small mammals was conducted at Sungai Kejar, Royal Belum Park, Perak on the 18th until 24th of August 2008. Throughout the sampling period, 10 mist nets, four Harp traps and 150 cage traps were deployed. The preliminary small mammal species list is presented for Sungai Kejar, Royal Belum Park, Perak using the information gained during the six days of sampling. A total of 24 individuals representing 13 species from 10 genera and five families of small mammals were recorded. Groundlevel trapping using 150 cage traps yielded five species of small mammals in the Order Rodentia with the trapping effort of 900 trap-days. The Polynesian Rat (Rattus exulans) was the most commonly trapped terrestrial small mammal. Eight species of bats from the Order Chiroptera were trapped with the accumulated effort of 84 trap-days. The most common species of bats captured was the Shortnosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis). The less common small mammal species captured in Sungai Kejar, Royal Belum Park were Kerivoula intermedia, Hipposiderous diadema, Hipposiderous cineraceus, Kerivoula papillosa, Rhinolophus trifoliatus, Balionycteris maculata, Chironax melanochepala, and Sundamys muelleri with only one individual per species

Species Diversity, Richness and Abundance of Small Mammals in Sungai Dusun Wildlife Reserve, Selangor, Malaysia

A survey of small mammals was conducted at Sungai Dusun Wildlife Reserve on the 26th untill 31st of October 2009. 10 mist nets, two harp traps, 20 Sherman traps and 100 cage traps were deployed throughout the sampling period. A total of 18 individuals representing nine species from six families of small mammals were recorded. Ground-level trapping using 100 cage traps yielded three species of small mammals which are Maxomys rajah, Lariscus insignis and Tupaia glis. Six species of bats from the Order Chiroptera were trapped, and the most common species is the Rhinolophus trifoliatus