A study on activity patterns of clouded leopard and Marbled Cat in Temengor Forest Reserve, Hulu Perak

M. B. M,, Rufino and Abu Hashim, Abdul Kadir and Choon yung, Ten Dennis and Magintan, David and Ngau, Cosmas and Ismail, Abu Zahrim and Jamaludin, Hamidi and A.M., Zainal and Rasdi, Idlan and Z.A., Fauzrul Azim (2009) A study on activity patterns of clouded leopard and Marbled Cat in Temengor Forest Reserve, Hulu Perak. [Journal / Magazine]

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Abstract

A camera trapping study was conducted in Temengor Forest Reserve, Hulu perak from June 2007 till August 2008. This study is an attempt to document basic findings of mammal species in the study area. Forty-seven images of five feline species were recorded during the 2gl3 trapping nights. Photographed images of felids obtained were the Malayan Tiger (panthera tigris), clouded Leopard (Pardofelis neburosa), Asiatic Golden cat (catopuma temmincki), Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorqta) and the Leopard cat (prionqilurus bengarensis). Activity patterns analysis of the most presented (n>10 photos) feline species which are the clouded Leopard and the Marbled cat were conducted. The study reveals that both clouded Leopard and the Marbled Cat are partly nocturnal with 58% (n=11 photos) ofnocturnal activities for the Clouded Leooard and 50% (n:5 photos) of nocturnal activities for the Marbled Cat.

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