19th December 2024
Ruwenzori sun squirrel, Heliosciurus ruwenzorii ssp. ruwenzorii (Schwann, 1904) of the Rwenzori Mountains / Uganda
Tag: Mammalia
18th December 2024
Blue monkey or diademed monkey, Cercopithecus mitis Wolf, 1822 of the Rwenzori Mountains / Uganda
17th December 2024
Ruwenzori colobus also known as Ruwenzori black-and-white colobus, Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii Thomas, 1901 of the Rwenzori Mountains / Uganda
10th December 2024
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…
20th November 2024
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…
17th November 2024
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…
15th November 2024
Long-tailed macaque, Macaca fascicularis Raffles, 1821 from Sabah / Borneo – Kinabatangan. Anyone of us who has ever been to Borneo has seen the long-tailed macaques more than once. In some national parks, they are even animals you don’t want…
4th November 2024
Proboscis monkey – Nasalis larvatus Wurmb, 1787 – of Sabah / Borneo Nasalis larvatus is an Old World colobine primate endemic to Borneo, where it occupies mangrove, riverine and swamp forests and is best known for the male’s greatly enlarged…
4th November 2024
Borneo elephant or the Borneo pygmy elephant, Elephas maximus borneensis Deraniyagala, 1950 Sabah/Borneo. Elephas maximus borneensis is the Bornean elephant, a subspecies of the Asian elephant restricted to north eastern Borneo, with most herds in Sabah and a small population in…
1st October 2024
Red leaf monkey, Presbytis rubicunda (S. Müller, 1838) of Danum Vallay/Sabah and Central Sarawak – Borneo Presbytis rubicunda is an Old World colobine endemic to Borneo and the adjacent Karimata Island where it inhabits evergreen lowland dipterocarp forest as well…