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another mammal collection
1. Binturong, 熊狸, Arctictis binturong
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1. Binturong, 熊狸, Arctictis binturong
– another mammal, I want to photograph but it is still not a good spot to get good picture but any how it is still look cute
– 另一只我很想拍的哺乳动物（之前见过就没拍过一张我要留下的照片）。这次其实很不错，可是太多客人要看。我还是要让他们看了才可以拍啊。
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a new collection of small mammal
1. Lesser Ranee Mouse, Haeromys pusillus, Haeromys sp
– a small and long tail mice, it can be Ranee which may not able to tell. But this is really long tail with really small body length
(still will checking the ID)
– 非常小，长尾巴。可能是Haeromys minahassae。可是几个前辈讲到，这很小+尾巴长。应该是Haeromys pusillus。
（还是回继续查）
***not an expert still trying my best to ID this one ..
***还在学习看老鼠
Another mammal collection.
1. Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrel, 怀氏矮松鼠, 懷氏矮松鼠, Exilisciurus whiteheadi
2. Bornean Black-banded Squirrel, 婆罗洲黑纹松鼠, 婆羅洲黑紋松鼠, Callosciurus orestes ***
3. Bornean Pygmy Squirrel, 婆罗洲侏儒松鼠, 婆羅洲侏儒松鼠, Exilisciurus exilis ***
4. Mountain Red-bellied Squirrel, 赤腹松鼠, 赤腹松鼠, Callosciurus erythraeus
5. Prevost’s squirrel, 普氏松鼠, Callosciurus prevostii
6. Cream-coloured giant squirrel, 斑臀巨松鼠, Ratufa affinis
7. Plantain squirrel, 大蕉松鼠, Callosciurus notatus
8. Jentink’s squirrel, Sundasciurus jentinki, 婆罗松鼠, 婆羅松鼠
9. Red giant flying squirrel, 棕鼯鼠, 大鼯鼠, Petaurista petaurista
10. Temminck’s Flying Squirrel, Petinomys setosus
11. Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista elegans
*** the Chinese name is not official but it is like a direct translation from English common name
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Other’s Mammal collections as below
Primates series | 灵长类 | liewwk Nature – 13 [update 20230923]
Borneo pygmy elephant, 婆羅洲侏儒象 | liewwk Nature [update 20240505]
1. Whitehead’s Pygmy Squirrel, 怀氏矮松鼠, 懷氏矮松鼠, Exilisciurus whiteheadi
– locally common, montane Borneo endemic
– small and overall brown with white ear tufts
– 婆羅洲高山特有種。
– 小，棕色，白耳毛。
update 202405
– another cute fellow everyone looking at, it is small, fast and cute.
– Borneo endemic found from low to mid range at montane of Borneo
– 婆罗洲另一只高山特有种。
– 非常可爱，小，动作快。
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update 202101
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2. Bornean Black-banded Squirrel, 婆罗洲黑纹松鼠, 婆羅洲黑紋松鼠, Callosciurus orestes ***
*** the Chinese name is not official but it is like a direct translation from English common name
– common North-East montane Borneo endemic
– very look-alike Plaintain Squirrel except it is a Grey belly but not red
– Overall olive-brown, very small ~20gram
– lowland Borneo endemic
– mostly active feed at eye level
update 202101
– montane species also named Pallas’s squirrel
– a medium-sized tree squirrel, overall olive-brown and underpart red. Slight different form the Plantain squirrel which is lowland species and with an extra Black buff stripe on the flank
– Fraser Hill, Cameron Highland, Genting Highland Pahang, Malaysia
update 202101
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– moderate size tree squirrel
– many different sub-species across Malaysia and Sumatra based on slightly different colors
– overall black upper part
update 202101
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6. Cream-coloured giant squirrel, 斑臀巨松鼠, Ratufa affinis
– large tree squirrel found primary forest or “good” secondary forest
– few different sub-species across SEA
– overall cream and tri-colors
7. Plantain squirrel, 大蕉松鼠, Callosciurus notatus
– medium size, chestnut belly, and a black and white stripe on the side
– common at mangrove, urban garden, forest
– found South Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok Borneo island & Singapore
– montane Borneo endemic
– white eye-ring, white patch near nose and eye
update 202101
– common at lowland forest (RDC, DANUM etc)
– 在低海拔森林，蛮普通。
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update 202409
– a wonderful special extension for some mammals, we sight Thomas’s Flying Squirrel flying in day time at Danum Valley, follow by Black flying squirrel flying close toward us (yes just ~10m from us like hitting us … plus this common Red giant flying squirrel flying in close distance while ours dusk drive .. wow wow wow
– 非常幸运在哺乳特别加长版，我们见到3中飞鼠在我们面前飞。都在非常近距离的飞啊。。。这一只还在这么漂亮的夕阳光线下飞。幸运啊
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update 20221014
– very lucky morning to have this flying toward us so close in the morning
– 第一次见它在早上（天已亮飞到我们面前）
10. Temminck’s Flying Squirrel, Petinomys setosus
update 202403
– a very small flying squirrel found near Danum Valley, BRL
– lucky moment to see it feeding so long but not able to capture other angle
– 在丹浓谷看到这小家伙。可惜没看到他飞+其他角度
11. Spotted Giant Flying Squirrel, Petaurista elegans
– a not so big “red” with white spot
update 202403
– a very lucky night with some owl and this lovely flying squirrel feeding on tree for long …
– 非常幸运的一个晚上，见到鸮后还加上这只小可爱在哪吃果子。
More pictures from Flickr: Sciuridae series: Squirrel | 松鼠科 | liewwk Nature
More Videos: Sciuridae series: Squirrel | 松鼠科 | liewwk Nature
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one of the cutest creatures …. big eye , move slow …
1. Western Tarsier, 邦加跗猴, Cephalopachus bancanus
found from Borneo lowland forest
update 202409
– another good found while ours’ night drive, this cute fellow make ours day after searching for the Frogmouth without success.
– 我们夜观，其中一只最可爱的。我们找蛙嘴找了很久，也找不到。竟然找到这一只小可爱。
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New mammals collection which will combine Peninsular Malaysia & Borneo
1. Red Leaf monkey, 栗紅葉猴, 栗红叶猴, Presbytis rubicunda
2. Siamang, 合趾猿, Symphalangus syndactylus, フクロテナガザル
3. Bornean Orangutan, 婆罗洲猩猩, 婆羅洲猩猩, Pongo pygmaeus
4. Western Tarsia, 跗猴, Cephalopachus bancanus
5. Sunda Slow Loris, 巽他间蜂猴, 巽他懶猴, Nycticebus coucang
6. Proboscis monkeys, 长鼻猴, 长鼻猴, Nasalis larvatus
7. Long-tailed Macaque, 长尾猕猴, 长尾猕猴, Macaca fascicularis
8. Southern pig-tailed macaque, 豚尾猴, 豚尾猕猴, Macaca nemestrina
9. Dusky leaf monkey, 郁乌叶猴, 鬱烏葉猴, Trachypithecus obscurus
10. White-thighed surili, 白腿叶猴, 白腿葉猴, Presbytis siamensis
11. White-handed Gibbon, 白掌长臂猿, 白掌長臂猿, Hylobates lar
12. Silvery lutung, 银色乌叶猴, 銀色烏葉猴, Trachypithecus cristatus
13. BORNEAN GIBBON, 婆罗洲长臂猿, 婆羅洲長臂猿, Hylobates funereus
1. Red Leaf monkey, 栗紅葉猴, 栗红叶猴, Presbytis rubicunda
– also call maroon langur, maroon leaf monkey, Borneo endemic.. lucky to have rare white morph
update 202309
– after 11 years of first visit with you, and after you left… my first time here again … not really a good visit every step I move remind us .. same accommodation, lake, jungle trail … river …
– 11年前我与他初次到这，你离开后第一次到回这。到这我的心这的很不好受，每一步都想起我们当时在这。
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2. Siamang, 合趾猿, Symphalangus syndactylus, フクロテナガザル
– a noisy big and mainly black, normally moving in a group
– common at Bukit Tinggi, Fraser Hill, even lowland forest
– overall black and when calling the throat to grow (gray)
– a quite common primate, always hear their loud call in the morning
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update 202205
– one of the main target for this trip, not really have good view of any adult but this give good open view for us
– 这次婆罗洲行主要目标，只有这只给我们看，其他都很害羞。
update 202207
– a disadvantage having long prime lens, when this big size mammal come close, but still lucky to have the cute face expression.
– 这家伙来的太近。只有长定焦只有拍一些不一样的。还好，他满脸都是可爱的表情。
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update 2021 Lucky moment to see this young orangutan close and eating "rambutan" (a local fruit). 幸運的這麼近的見到小婆羅洲猩猩吃野生紅毛丹。 #
Orangutans, 人猿
update 202101 an adult wild Orang Utan come close to Lobby at BRL Danum Valley
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4. Western Tarsia, 跗猴, Cephalopachus bancanus
– a big eye, bear-like and with long-tailed
– very cute
– 大眼睛，有点像熊，长尾巴
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5. Sunda Slow Loris, 巽他间蜂猴, 巽他懶猴, Nycticebus coucang
– bear-like, move really slow and active at the night
– 有点像熊，动作很慢。
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6. Proboscis monkeys, 长鼻猴, 长鼻猴, Nasalis larvatus
– a special Borneo endemic
– tame, mostly light brown. Male with a big nose
– 婆罗洲特有种。
– 通常很乖，容易接近。
– 雄带有大鼻子。
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7. Long-tailed Macaque, 长尾猕猴, 长尾猕猴, Macaca fascicularis
– very common “monkey” at Malaysia and Borneo
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– 马来西亚与婆罗洲很普通的猴
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8. Southern pig-tailed macaque, 豚尾猴, 豚尾猕猴, Macaca nemestrina
– another common “monkey” Malaysia and Borneo. bigger than Long-tailed, normally small group and aggressive. Short or “pig” tail
– 很普通的猴。短尾（猪尾），较少群活动。
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9. Dusky leaf monkey, 郁乌叶猴, 鬱烏葉猴
– a black-gray leaf monkey which normally found hill area
– a white eye-ring make it distinct
– 体重5-9千克，头体长42-61厘米。尾长50-85厘米，眼睛又圆又大，眼周有一圈白色，就像是戴了一副白框眼镜，亦称“眼镜叶猴”。体色灰黑色，腹部稍浅，尾部深灰色，比体色稍浅，尾巴的根部是白色的，冠毛棕色直立，脸部灰色。唇周和眼周内侧有明显的白色斑。
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10. White-thighed surili, 白腿叶猴, 白腿葉猴, Presbytis siamensis
– a not so common hill, overall black-gray and white chest, side face
– 不很普通的猴，通常在山边。全黑灰白。胸-肚白。脸黑，脸边白。
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11. White-handed Gibbon, 白掌长臂猿, 白掌長臂猿, Hylobates lar
– a rare, sight this small group at Panti, Johor
– face with white outer and “white-hand”
– 体长为50-76厘米，体重4.2-6.8千克。手、足白色或淡白色，故称白掌长臂猿。背毛长11-15厘米。两性均有暗、淡两种色型。不同亚种之间色泽有所变化。此外自眉的边缘经面颊到下颌有一圈白毛形成的圆环，把脸部勾勒得十分醒目。
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12. Silvery lutung, 银色乌叶猴, 銀色烏葉猴, Trachypithecus cristatus
– overall black with silver on edge
– normally found near mangrove, river side
– 黑银，通常在红树林。
update 202309
– a special target tour, heavy rain before we go out for river cruise. When rain stop, we went out and got many good sight and finally got the Wrinkled Hornbill. When we trying for other, saw this weird looking Silvery Lutung.
– 特别目标鸟团，来到京河时。下了大雨，等了一会看到红毛猩猩后。就出去了。没很久也看到第一只目标-皱盔犀鸟。然后，尽然遇见这一只“很特别的叶猴
update 202208
– special date Aug 25-26. My special one always .. she
– 特别的日子，我的宝贝永远都是我的宝贝。
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13. BORNEAN GIBBON, 婆罗洲长臂猿, 婆羅洲長臂猿, Hylobates funereus
– a not so common seen Primate. Normally will heard in most of the lowland forest in Sabah.
– 通常都在沙巴低海拔的森林听到它的叫声。非常不容易见到。
update 202309
– a special trip to Tawau for specific Photography target, but the bird does not show up last evening, so morning we decided to have casual birding and for me this guy show up is better than any other. it move fast but I manage to got few shots of the beautiful primate.
– 专到斗湖为了拍一只鸟，可是没出现。我们觉得走走后才再寻找目标。可是一大早，这家伙在我们腹肌叫的很大声。也跳来跳去很快。
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The smallest in size of Asian elephant subspecies, the pygmy elephants of Borneo are baby-faced with oversized ears, plump bellies and tails so long they sometimes drag on the ground as they walk. They are also more gentle-natured than their Asian elephant counterparts.
Some may consider this a a Endemic mammals species …
update 202405
– a “cute” single elephant found on today, amazing feeling while we plan for what option to see one but one just appear infront of us.
– 非常幸运的客人，客人还在讲如何办法可以看看这一只小可爱。尽然我们去看鸟时就遇上。还游泳过河。
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update 202402
– wonderful visit even, quite a bit rain but meet up 2 group of Borneo Big in 2 days make everyone smile …
– 虽然很多雨，可是2天内见2群婆羅洲侏儒象。应该没什么投诉吧。
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update 202309
– lucky and very lucky moment meet single elephant after heavy rain and got wet. it feed alone and slowly on the river bank – 非常非常幸运遇上单只象在河边吃东西。慢慢的吃
update 202307
– another good moment to see this “big creature” just arrive and got the new, it is nearby straight to nearby for some good birding than follow by main target for all.
– 又再次看到这“大家伙”。每次都很兴奋看它。到达这时，知道象在附近。就到附近看看鸟再等这家伙，没等很久就每个人都看到他了。
update 202305
– lucky group see This “big” mammal for 2 times single trip to Borneo
– good to see few of them feeding on roadside in the morning.
– 婆罗洲“大”。尽然好运到看到2次。
– 还要看到早上，非常幸运啊。
update 202206
– lucky morning to have 23 cute elephant playing on river bank, river than swimming across the river. wonderful morning with guests
– captured these with Fujifilm XH2-S and XF 150-600mm handheld on the boat
– 非常幸运的早上，遇上23只婆羅洲侏儒象如何越河。真的是人生最幸运的一刻。看它们在玩水，游过河。
– 摄于富士XH2-S , 150-600mm
update 202205
– a lucky morning where we witness a group 23 Borneo pygmy elephant cross the river and how the young swim over really a best moment in lifetime
– 非常幸运的早上，遇上23只婆羅洲侏儒象如何越河。真的是人生最幸运的一刻。
update 2020 March 29
both Danum Valley and Kinabatangan River also good to be sight this
Due to the Covid-19 lock down for Malaysia from 18-31 March 2020. I finally have time to clear my HDD …. lets do some mammals collection
1. Smooth-coated otter, 江獭
not that rare, found Malim Nawar, Kinabatangan River , Putrajaya, etc
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Due to the Covid-19 lock down for Malaysia from 18-31 March 2020. I finally have time to clear my HDD …. lets do some mammals collection
1. Smooth-coated otter, 江獭
not that rare, found Malim Nawar, Kinabatangan River , Putrajaya, etc
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update 202301
– a very unlucky month but for wildlife and bird still reasonable good. Saw this cute fellow and stand long for me turn my camera for some picture before running into the river.
– 不是很辛运的一个月。可是鸟/动物运还是很好。见到这么可爱家伙，还站了一会让我拍照。
update 202211
– a raining morning, nothing else beside this family entertain me well
– 一个下雨早上。没什么活动。就这几个家伙陪我。
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Collection wild cats
1. Sunda Leopard Cat, 巽它豹猫, Prionailurus javanensis
2. Bornean clouded leopard, 婆罗洲云豹, Neofelis diardi borneensis
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1. Sunda Leopard Cat, 巽它豹猫, Prionailurus javanensis
Found this cute and little cat on 2 night drive at recent Borneo Birding tour, lets share this video before I check out the pictures of the other drive
update 202409
– 3 nights at Tabin, sights more than 15 of this cute little cat. saw 2 of them sit calm looking at us just so excited
– 3天塔宾野生动物保护区，见到不少于15次。还有2次是一对坐那不理搭我们。好兴奋啊
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– wonderful day1 of Mammals searching, this one stay there like inside a cage for long and let us have good view and picture
– 第一天夜观，看到5只这种猫。这一只不是最好的一只，可是在哪很久加上很像在笼中。
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2. Bornean clouded leopard, 婆罗洲云豹, Neofelis diardi borneensis
– a rare wild cat, largest wild cat in Borneo
– 婆罗洲云豹是马来云豹的2个亚种之一。是婆罗洲岛最大的食肉动物，大小与小型美洲狮相当，头体长61-106厘米、尾长55-91厘米；体重16-23千克。外形以及体表的花纹都与亚洲其他地方地方云豹相似，只是体表的斑纹的色彩要暗很多，其犬齿长度相对于体型来说，居猫科动物之首。据科学家对比后发现，基于外部形态的对比，科学家发现婆罗洲云豹皮毛颜色要比大陆云豹更深更暗，身上的云状斑纹比大陆云豹小些，并出现了双背脊线。而大陆云豹的云状斑纹较大（其中尼泊尔云豹斑块最大），但在斑纹内斑点较少，毛色比婆罗洲云豹更加亮丽，双背脊线不连贯。
update 202305
– another lucky shot of the ~1minute, where the cat turn around moving to bushs. It is such a beautiful animal
– 2023 最幸运的1分钟。这云豹走去草丛前的一刻。
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– a very lucky moment with this cat 3:57pm at Danum Valley BRL just at the road side. It stay for long for good view, pictures, and video.
– it is just amazing animal to be seen, so beautiful
– 非常可爱，漂亮的野猫。在沙巴，丹绒谷尽然在中午路上见到它。非常幸运的一次婆罗洲之行。
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Bornean Orangutan, 婆罗洲猩猩, 婆羅洲猩猩, Pongo pygmaeus
a very cute and smart mammal, one of the must-see on Borneo island ..
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update 202405
– it is a beautiful morning, and it is first Orangutan of the tour so everyone excited.
– 非常漂亮的早上。我们的第一只罗洲猩猩，大家都很兴奋。
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update 202402
– another good moment at Kinabatangan river, meet an Orangutan mummy carrying the baby not that high up
– 在京河找鸟时，也有很大机会看到婆罗洲猩猩。这次还遇上妈妈带小孩在吃东西。
update 202212
– a very good moment, the mother hug, playing with the young.
– 一大早。就见到妈妈与小孩玩。幸运。
update 202210
– a Borneo tour will not be completed with a wild Orangutan. even it is far and blocking view. But we can see how adorable the young carry by the mum (lily ? )
– 婆罗洲行怎么能少了红毛猩猩。还要这么温馨的一刻。
update 202207
– one of the cutest creature and always ours’ main target. It can be any where but also can be missing
– 非常可爱的动物，很多表情。通常到婆罗洲的客人都一定要看到它的。
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