Check List 12(2): e19465, doi: 10.15560/12.2.1863
Small mammals from Miri, northeastern region of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo: note on new locality records
expand article infoNursyafiqah Shazali‡, Sultana Parvin Habeebur Rahman‡, Nurul Farah Diyana Ahmad Tahir‡, Rafik Murni‡, Nurshilawati Abdul Latip‡, Nur Mukminah Naharuddin‡, Isham Azhar§, Ellen McArthur‡, Mohd Zacaery Khalik‡, Mohd-Ridwan Abdul Rahman‡, Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan‡, Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga|
‡ Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia§ University College Sabah Foundation, Malaysia| iversiti Malaysia Sarawak,

Corresponding author: Nursyafiqah Shazali ( shazalisyafiqah@gmail.com )

© 2017 Nursyafiqah Shazali, Sultana Habeebur Rahman, Nurul Ahmad Tahir, Rafik Murni, Nurshilawati Abdul Latip, Nur Naharuddin, Isham Azhar, Ellen McArthur, Mohd Zacaery Khalik, Mohd-Ridwan Abdul Rahman, Faisal Anwarali Khan, Roberta Tawie Tingga.
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Citation: Shazali N, Khalik M, Habeebur Rahman S, Azhar I, Ali Anwarali Khan F, Ahmad Tahir N, Murni R, McArthur E, Abdul Latip N, Abdul Rahman M, Naharuddin N, Tawie Tingga R (2016) Small mammals from Miri, northeastern region of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo: note on new locality records. Check List 12(2): 1863. https://doi.org/10.15560/12.2.1863
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Abstract
Small mammal surveys were conducted at Niah National Park, Lambir Hills National Park and Gunung Mulu National Park, Miri Division, in the northeastern region of Sarawak, using ground-level and canopy mist-nets, harp traps, and cage traps. The main objective of these surveys was to assess small mammal diversity in the northeastern region of Sarawak. Gunung Mulu National Park recorded the highest diversity of small mammals with 29 species, followed by Niah National Park with 19 species, and Lambir Hills National Park, 17 species. These surveys revealed nine new locality records for Miri, including eight bat species (Dyacopterus spadiceus, Megaerops wetmorei, Nycteris tragata, Hipposideros cineraceus, Hesperoptenus blanfordi, Kerivoula pellucida, Murina suilla and Myotis muricola)and a squirrel (Sundasciurus brookei). Megaerops wetmorei is also reported for the first time in Sarawak.
Keywords
Borneo; diversity; Chiroptera; Rodentia; Scandentia