Study of small mammals in Bukit Lanjan Forest Reserve, Petaling, Selangor during 1988-1989

Anan, Saharudin and Ratnam, Louis and M. Shariff, Shabrina (1989) Study of small mammals in Bukit Lanjan Forest Reserve, Petaling, Selangor during 1988-1989. [Journal / Magazine]

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Abstract

A study of small mammal fauna was carried out at Bukit Lanjan forest reserve for a period of 10 months from September 1988 to May 1989. A total of 252 specimens were collected which comprised of 23 species of small mammals. Five of these species were ban; belong to 3 families, Pteropodidae, Emballonidae and Vespertilionidae, and 18 species representing 4 families, Tupaiidae, Muridae, Hystrisidae and Sciuridae. Among tbe bats, a species of the fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) and a species of the insecttivorous bat (Tylonycteris robustula) were the most commonly netted. The Tupaiidae was represented by 2 species (Tupaia glis, T. minor) and together they consist of 21.9% of the total collection of 219 mammal specimens collected. The Muridae comprised of 11 species of both the forest and field rats. Among the forest rats, Rattus rajah and R. surifer represented 54.5% of 55 specimens of the forest rats while that of the field rats, R. tiomanicus represented 95.1% of 81 specimens of the field rats examined. The study revealed that the species diversity of small mammals is associated with the monthly trend of catches and also to factor such as the rapid environmental changes in the recent years in the study area resulting in the increase of human activities.

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