Small Mammals of BorneoThis Mountain Treeshrew was too hungry to just leave after being released, as our hands smelled like banana and other baits we use, the animal started licking and biting them. It was after this desperate behaviour that we decided to fed the animal as a compensation for the time spent on the trap. This is a rare behaviour as usually most animals quickly run away when we release them.
Funny hungry Mountain Treeshrew (Tupaia montana)Small Mammals of Borneo2016-12-23 | This Mountain Treeshrew was too hungry to just leave after being released, as our hands smelled like banana and other baits we use, the animal started licking and biting them. It was after this desperate behaviour that we decided to fed the animal as a compensation for the time spent on the trap. This is a rare behaviour as usually most animals quickly run away when we release them.Trimeresurus (Popeia) sabahiSmall Mammals of Borneo2019-10-06 | Juvenile of Trimeresurus (Popeia) sabahi from Northern SabahMalayan field rat (Rattus tiomanicus)Small Mammals of Borneo2019-10-06 | Malayan field rat (Rattus tiomanicus) caught in Northern SabahLong-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus)Small Mammals of Borneo2019-10-06 | Release of long-tailed giant rat (Leopoldamys sabanus) in Northern BorneoChestnut-bellied Maxomys (Maxomys ochraceiventer)Small Mammals of Borneo2017-05-09 | Scarce endemic rat of the hill forests of Borneo. The individual of the video was trapped next to a stream at 1650 masl in Kinabalu ParkLarge treeshrew (Tupaia tana)Small Mammals of Borneo2017-04-28 | A common species in lowlands that can be easily seen as it is the most terrestrial treeshrew.Slender Treeshrew (Tupaia gracilis)Small Mammals of Borneo2017-04-28 | First footage of the Slender Treeshrew (Tupaia gracilis), a scarce Bornean endemic and the least common treeshrew in Sabah. It was captured in a lowland forest, in sintopy with Tupaia tana.Lesser Treeshrew (Tupaia minor)Small Mammals of Borneo2017-04-28 | The Lesser Treeshrew (Tupaia minor) is the smallest and most arboreal treeshrew in Borneo. Because of its arboreal behaviour, it is usually more challenging to trap it than other Tupaia.Niviventer rapitSmall Mammals of Borneo2017-04-07 | A rare rodent from mid-mountain forest. It can be easily ID from other rats because of its hairy-tipped tail.Long-Tailed Mountain rat (Niviventer rapit) juvenileSmall Mammals of Borneo2017-01-13 | First footage of a poorly known mountain rat that is not easy to trapLows Squirrel (Sundasciurus lowi)Small Mammals of Borneo2017-01-04 | A common squirrel in Borneo's lowlandsUpper montane forest of Gunung Trus Madi (2150 masl)Small Mammals of Borneo2016-12-23 | Habitat of Tupaia montana, Dendrogale melanura, Hylomys suillus, Maxomys alticola, Sundamys infraluteus, Sundasciurus jentinki, Sundasciurus everetti etcKinabalu Summit Rat (Rattus baluensis) releaseSmall Mammals of Borneo2016-12-23 | A very common endemic rat over 2300 masl and until 3360 masl in Kinabalu. It is an omnivore that has a mutualistic relationship with a species of giant pitcher plant, Nepenthes rajah. Like the treeshrew Tupaia montana, it defecates into the plant's traps while visiting them to feed on sweet, fruity secretions from glands on the pitcher lids. It has been observed active during day and night.Stream fishes of Trus Madi at 900 maslSmall Mammals of Borneo2016-12-23 | ...Bornean Keeled Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) warning behaviourSmall Mammals of Borneo2016-12-23 | An angry juvenile of Northern Sabah displaying a warning behaviourEar-Spot Squirrel (Callosciurus adamsi)Small Mammals of Borneo2016-12-23 | A scarce and quite unknown endemic of the lowland forests of Borneo. This individual was seen active in the morning around wild banana treesBornean Mountain Spiny Rat (Maxomys alticola)Small Mammals of Borneo2016-12-23 | Bornean Mountain Spiny Rat eating banana at 1800 masl in Borneo.Jentinks Squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) foraging behaviourSmall Mammals of Borneo2016-12-22 | Jentink's Squirrel foraging insectsBorneo Giant Rat (Sundamys infraluteus) releaseSmall Mammals of Borneo2016-12-21 | A very interesting Bornean endemic that lives in the montane forests of Trus Madi, Crocker Range, Kinabalu and Lumaku. It can be quite noisy when scared as shown in the video.Jentinks Squirrel (Sundasciurus jentinki) breeding or territorial displaySmall Mammals of Borneo2016-12-16 | A locally common squirrel in montane forest at 1000-3000 masl. It is sometimes seen joining mixed flocks of birds and treeshrews which forage together insectsWestern Tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus)Small Mammals of Borneo2016-11-25 | The smallest and coolest of the Bornean Primates. A locally abundant species in some primary and secondary lowland forests of Borneo, but a difficult species to spot!Habitat of the Bornean Water Shrew (Chimarrogale phaeura) in Crocker RangeSmall Mammals of Borneo2016-11-22 | The Bornean Water shrew, one of the rarest animals of Borneo was spotted at night in this stream foraging along the shore. Other animals found around it were Sundamys infraluteus, Tupaia montana and Sundasciurus jentinki. As well as the frogs Ansonia hanitschi, Leptolalax arayai and Rhacophorus angulirostrisSummit of Gunung NambuyukonSmall Mammals of Borneo2016-11-22 | Myrtaceous vegetation in the summit. This habitat is restricted to just a few square meters in this peak. It is broader in other mountains like Kinabalu, Tambuyukon and Trus MadiSabah Giant Rat (Leopoldamys sabanus) caught stealing bananaSmall Mammals of Borneo2016-11-18 | The Sabah Giant Rat is a semiarboreal species that lives in Southeast Asia. It is highly adaptive being the only species present from 0 to 2060 m above sea level in Borneo.Bornean Mountain Ground Squirrel (Sundasciurus everetti)Small Mammals of Borneo2016-11-15 | An abundant species in the mountains of Borneo that feeds mostly on fallen nuts as observed in the videoMalay Weasel (Mustela nudipes)Small Mammals of Borneo2016-10-08 | Caught and released in Crocker Range with the permission of Sabah Biodiversity CenterLarge Sunda tree mouse (Chiropodomys major) eating a beetleSmall Mammals of Borneo2016-10-06 | Individual caught on a trap set in a tree, in Northern Sabah. The sampling was undertaken with the permission of the Sabah Biodiversity Center.Short Tailed Gymnure (Hylomys suillus)Small Mammals of Borneo2016-09-21 | Caught in Gunung Trus Madi, Sabah, BorneoMelogale everettiSmall Mammals of Borneo2016-06-20 | The Bornean ferret-badger in Kinabalu Park, Borneo.