Striped possum – Dactylopsila trivirgata J. E. Gray, 1858 (Subspecies: Dactylopsila trivirgata melampus) – of Central Province / Papua New Guinea – around 700m ASL. Dactylopsila trivirgata, commonly known as the Striped Possum, is an arboreal marsupial of the family…
Coppery ringtail possum – Pseudochirops cupreus (Thomas, 1897) – of Enga Province / Papua New Guinea – around 2800m ASL. Pseudochirops cupreus (Thomas, 1897), the Coppery Ring-tailed Possum, is a large arboreal marsupial of the family Pseudocheiridae, endemic to the…
Mountain cuscus – Phalanger carmelitae Thomas, 1898 – of central Province / Papua New Guinea. The mountain cuscus (Phalanger carmelitae) is an arboreal marsupial native to the montane forests of New Guinea, including Papua New Guinea. It is a nocturnal…
Sunda leopard cat – Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus (Horsfield, 1821) – of Borneo. Prionailurus javanensis sumatranus is a taxonomically recognized subspecies of the Sunda leopard cat (Prionailurus javanensis). In the revised felid taxonomy, two subspecies are distinguished: P. j. javanensis (Java…
An early morning birth of a proboscis monkey – Nasalis larvatus Wurmb, 1787 – of Sabah / Borneo. Births of proboscis monkeys have rarely been documented, especially during the daytime. Nasalis larvatus reproduction is polygynous, with groups of males in…
Philippine slow lori, Nycticebus menagensis (Lydekker, 1893) of Borneo, around 800m ASL. Nycticebus menagensis (Philippine slow loris) is a nocturnal, arboreal strepsirrhine primate of the family Lorisidae, distributed in northern and eastern Borneo and parts of the southern Philippine archipelago.…
Philippine slow lori, Nycticebus menagensis (Lydekker, 1893) of south Sarawak, around 950m ASL. Nycticebus menagensis (Philippine slow loris) is a nocturnal, arboreal strepsirrhine primate of the family Lorisidae, distributed in northern and eastern Borneo and parts of the southern Philippine archipelago.…
Bornean sun bear, Helarctos malayanus euryspilus Horsfield, 1825 – of Sabah / Borneo at Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre Helarctos malayanus euryspilus is the Bornean subspecies of the sun bear confined to the forests of Borneo and belonging to a…
Bornean sun bear, Helarctos malayanus euryspilus Horsfield, 1825 of Borneo The sun bear is the smallest and best adapted to a tree-dwelling lifestyle within the Ursidae. Sun bears are nocturnal, during the day they sleep in the trees, around 2…
Horsfield’s tarsier, also known as the western tarsier, Cephalopachus bancanus (Horsfield, 1821) of south Sarawak / Borneo I don’t know which animals are my favourites, but these little creatures of the rainforest definitely occupy a top place in my personal…