Species diversity of small mammals at Gunung Stong State Park, Kelantan, Malaysia

Authors

  • V.K. Jayaraj
  • N.F.D.A. Tahir
  • N.A. Udin
  • N.F.K. Baharin
  • S.K. Ismail
  • S.N.A. Zakaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3015.2617-28

Abstract

A recent small mammal survey was conducted in Gunung Stong State Park. Standard mist nets, harp traps and cage traps were used to document diversity of small mammals in this new protected area. This study reports five new distributional records of bats in Gunung Stong State Park and a first record of Myotis muricola in Kelantan. The study also shows that Gunung Stong State Park is one of the three areas in Peninsular Malaysia where all four Cynopterus species that can be found in Peninsular Malaysia coexist. This protected area also has Maxomys rajah, M. whiteheadi and Niviventer cremoriventer which are currently listed as Vulnerable, highlighting this location as an important conservation area for small mammals. Continuous surveys are needed as information of small mammal diversity in Kelantan is still scarce, and this study is a part of a series of small mammal surveys that have been carried out in Kelantan.

Author Biographies

V.K. Jayaraj

Vijaya Kumaran Jayaraj is Malaysian mammalogists currently attached to Universiti Malay.htm"sia Kelantan who has regularly written and publish papers on small mammal diversity in Malaysia. He is currently pursuing his PhD on phylogeographic relationship of treeshrews in Peninsular Malaysia at Universiti Sains Malaysia under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr. Ahmad Sofiman Othman and Associate Professor Dr. Sharul Anuar Mohd Sah.

N.F.D.A. Tahir

Nurul Farah Diyana Ahmad Tahir-students pursuing their BSc (Hons) in Natural Resource Management at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.

N.A. Udin

Noor Amirah Udin-students pursuing their BSc (Hons) in Natural Resource Management at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.

N.F.K. Baharin

Noor Farahin Kamarul Baharin-students pursuing their BSc (Hons) in Natural Resource Management at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.

S.K. Ismail

Siti Katijah Ismail-students pursuing their BSc (Hons) in Natural Resource Management at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.

S.N.A. Zakaria

Siti Noor Azwa Zakaria-students pursuing their BSc (Hons) in Natural Resource Management at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.

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Published

26-06-2012

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 6 (2012)

Section

Communications

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