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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Malaysia. There are 313 mammal species in
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
, of which six are critically endangered, seventeen are endangered, twenty-eight are vulnerable, and one is near threatened. Every mammal in Malaysia belongs to the subclass
Theria Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes. ...
, and the infraclass
Eutheria Eutheria (; from Greek , 'good, right' and , 'beast'; ) is the clade consisting of all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials. Eutherians are distinguished from noneutherians by various phenotypic tra ...
, as all are
placental mammals Placental mammals (infraclass Placentalia ) are one of the three extant subdivisions of the class Mammalia, the other two being Monotremata and Marsupialia. Placentalia contains the vast majority of extant mammals, which are partly distinguishe ...
. They are listed below by the order which they belong to. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of nat ...
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Proboscidea (elephants)

The elephants comprise three living species and are the largest living land animals. *Family:
Elephantidae Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. These are terrestrial large mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the ...
(elephants) **Genus: ''
Elephas ''Elephas'' is one of two surviving genera in the family of elephants, Elephantidae, with one surviving species, the Asian elephant, ''Elephas maximus''. Several extinct species have been identified as belonging to the genus, extending back to ...
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Asian elephant The Asian elephant (''Elephas maximus''), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species of the genus ''Elephas'' and is distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west, Nepal in the no ...
, ''E. maximus''


Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct ...
(manatees and dugongs)

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered. *Family:
Dugongidae Dugongidae is a family in the order of Sirenia. The family has one surviving species, the dugong (''Dugong dugon''), one recently extinct species, Steller's sea cow (''Hydrodamalis gigas''), and a number of extinct genera known from fossil r ...
**Genus: ''
Dugong The dugong (; ''Dugong dugon'') is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest m ...
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Dugong The dugong (; ''Dugong dugon'') is a marine mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. It is the only living representative of the once-diverse family Dugongidae; its closest m ...
, ''D. dugon''


Scandentia (treeshrews)

The treeshrews are small mammals native to the tropical forests of
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
. Although called treeshrews, they are not true shrews and are not all
arboreal Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some animals may scale trees only occasionally, but others are exclusively arboreal. The habitats pose nu ...
. *Family:
Tupaiidae Tupaiidae is one of two families of treeshrews, the other family being Ptilocercidae. The family contains three living genera and 19 living species. The family name derives from ''tupai'', the Malay word for treeshrew and also for squirrel which ...
(treeshrews) **Genus: ''
Dendrogale ''Dendrogale'' is a genus of treeshrew in the family Tupaiidae found in Southeast Asia and Borneo. It contains these species: * Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew (''D. melanura'') * Northern smooth-tailed treeshrew (''D. murina'') References

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Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew The Bornean smooth-tailed treeshrew (''Dendrogale melanura'') is a species of treeshrew in the family Tupaiidae. It is endemic to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Description ...
, ''D. melanura'' **Genus: '' Tupaia'' *** Northern treeshrew, ''T. belangeri'' *** Striped treeshrew, ''T. dorsalis'' *** Common treeshrew, ''T. glis'' *** Slender treeshrew, ''T. gracilis'' *** Long-footed treeshrew, ''T. longipes'' *** Pygmy treeshrew, ''T. minor'' *** Mountain treeshrew, ''T. montana'' *** Painted treeshrew, ''T. picta'' *** Large treeshrew, ''T. tana'' *Family: Ptilocercidae **Genus: '' Ptilocercus'' ***
Pen-tailed treeshrew The pen-tailed treeshrew (''Ptilocercus lowii'') is a treeshrew of the family Ptilocercidae native to southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and some Indonesian islands. It is the only living species in the genus ''Ptilocercus''. All ...
, ''P. lowii''


Dermoptera (colugos)

The two species of colugos make up the order Dermoptera. They are
arboreal Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some animals may scale trees only occasionally, but others are exclusively arboreal. The habitats pose nu ...
gliding mammals found in
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
. *Family: Cynocephalidae (flying lemurs) **Genus: ''
Galeopterus The Sunda flying lemur (''Galeopterus variegatus''), also known as Sunda colugo, Malayan flying lemur and Malayan colugo, is a colugo species. It is native throughout Southeast Asia ranging from southern Myanmar, Thailand, southern Vietnam, Malay ...
'' *** Sunda flying lemur, ''G. variegatus''


Primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians ( monkeys and apes, the latter including ...
s

The order Primates contains
human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, cultu ...
s and their closest relatives:
lemur Lemurs ( ) (from Latin ''lemures'' – ghosts or spirits) are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea (), divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. They are endemic to the island of Madagas ...
s, lorisoids, monkeys, and
ape Apes (collectively Hominoidea ) are a clade of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and as well as Europe in prehistory), which together with its sister g ...
s. *Suborder: Strepsirrhini **Infraorder:
Lemuriformes Lemuriformes is an infraorder of primate that falls under the suborder Strepsirrhini. It includes the lemurs of Madagascar, as well as the galagos and lorisids of Africa and Asia, although a popular alternative taxonomy places the lorisoids i ...
***Superfamily:
Lorisoidea Lorisoidea is a superfamily of nocturnal primates found throughout Africa and Asia. Members include the galagos and the lorisids. As strepsirrhines, lorisoids are related to the lemurs of Madagascar and are sometimes included in the infraorder L ...
****Family:
Lorisidae Lorisidae (or sometimes Loridae) is a family of strepsirrhine primates. The lorisids are all slim arboreal animals and comprise the lorises, pottos and angwantibos. Lorisids live in tropical, central Africa as well as in south and southeast As ...
*****Genus: ''
Nycticebus Slow lorises are a group of several species of nocturnal strepsirrhine primates that make up the genus ''Nycticebus''. Found in Southeast Asia and bordering areas, they range from Bangladesh and Northeast India in the west to the Sulu Archip ...
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Sunda slow loris The Sunda slow loris (''Nycticebus coucang'') or greater slow loris is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to Indonesia, West Malaysia, southern Thailand and Singapore. It measures from head to tail and weighs between . ...
, ''N. coucang'' *Suborder: Haplorhini **Infraorder:
Tarsiiformes Tarsiiformes are a group of primates that once ranged across Europe, northern Africa, Asia, and North America, but whose extant species are all found in the islands of Southeast Asia. Tarsiers (family Tarsiidae) are the only living members o ...
***Family: Tarsiidae (tarsiers) ****Genus: ''
Cephalopachus Horsfield's tarsier (''Cephalopachus bancanus''), also known as the western tarsier, is the only species of tarsier in the genus ''Cephalopachus''. Named for American naturalist Thomas Horsfield, it occurs on Borneo, Sumatra and nearby islands a ...
'' ***** Horsfield's tarsier, ''C. bancanus'' **Infraorder:
Simiiformes The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are an infraorder (Simiiformes ) of primates containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders New World monkeys (Platyrrhini) and Cata ...
***Parvorder:
Catarrhini The parvorder Catarrhini , catarrhine monkeys, Old World anthropoids, or Old World monkeys, consisting of the Cercopithecoidea and apes (Hominoidea). In 1812, Geoffroy grouped those two groups together and established the name Catarrhini, "Old ...
****Superfamily:
Cercopithecoidea Old World monkey is the common English name for a family of primates known taxonomically as the Cercopithecidae (). Twenty-four genera and 138 species are recognized, making it the largest primate family. Old World monkey genera include baboons ...
*****Family: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys) ******Subfamily:
Cercopithecinae The Cercopithecinae are a subfamily of the Old World monkeys, which comprises roughly 71 species, including the baboons, the macaques, and the vervet monkeys. Most cercopithecine monkeys are limited to sub-Saharan Africa, although the macaques ...
*******Genus: '' Macaca'' ******** Stump-tailed macaque, ''M. arctoides'' ******** Crab-eating macaque, ''M. fascicularis'' ********
Southern pig-tailed macaque The southern pig-tailed macaque (''Macaca nemestrina''), also known as the Sundaland pig-tailed macaque and Sunda pig-tailed macaque, is a medium-sized macaque that lives in southern Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is known locally as ber ...
, ''M. nemestrina'' ******Subfamily:
Colobinae The Colobinae or leaf-eating monkeys are a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 61 species in 11 genera, including the black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed proboscis monkey, and the gray langurs. Some classifications s ...
*******Genus: ''Nasalis'' ******** Proboscis monkey, ''N. larvatus'' *******Genus: ''
Presbytis The surilis are a group of Old World monkeys in the genus ''Presbytis''. They live in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, on Sumatra, Borneo, Java and smaller nearby islands. Besides surili, the common names for the monkeys in the genus also sometimes use ...
'' ******** Raffles' banded langur, ''P. femoralis'' ******** White-faced surili, ''P. frontata'' ******** Hose's langur, ''P. hosei'' ******** Robinson's banded langur, ''P. robinsoni'' ********
Maroon leaf monkey The maroon langur, maroon leaf monkey, or red leaf monkey (''Presbytis rubicunda'') is a member of the family Cercopithecidae. It is found on the southeast Asian island of Borneo and the nearby smaller Karimata. ''P. rubicunda'' mostly live in fo ...
, ''P. rubicunda'' ********
Saban grizzled langur The Sabah grizzled langur (''Presbytis sabana''), also known as the Saban grizzled langur, is a species of monkey in the family Cercopithecidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Hose's langur, ''Presbytis hosei'' (as ''Presbytis hosei ...
, ''P. sabana'' ******** White-thighed surili, ''P. siamensis'' *******Genus: ''
Trachypithecus The lutungs, langurs, or leaf monkeys are a group of Old World monkeys in the genus ''Trachypithecus'' (derived from Greek , meaning "rough" and , meaning "monkey"). Their range is much of Southeast Asia (northeast India, Vietnam, southern Chin ...
'' ********
Dusky leaf monkey The dusky leaf monkey (''Trachypithecus obscurus''), also known as the spectacled langur, or the spectacled leaf monkey is a species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, and can occas ...
, ''T. obscurus'' ********
Silvery lutung The silvery lutung (''Trachypithecus cristatus''), also known as the silvered leaf monkey or the silvery langur, is an Old World monkey. It is arboreal, living in coastal, mangrove, and riverine forests in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borne ...
, ''T. cristatus'' ******** Selangor silvered langur, ''T. selangorensis'' ****Superfamily:
Hominoidea Apes (collectively Hominoidea ) are a clade of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and as well as Europe in prehistory), which together with its sister g ...
*****Family: Hylobatidae (gibbons) ******Genus: '' Hylobates'' ******* Agile gibbon, ''H. agilis'' *******
Lar gibbon The lar gibbon (''Hylobates lar''), also known as the white-handed gibbon, is an endangered primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of the better-known gibbons and is often kept in captivity. Taxonomy There are five subspecies of ...
, ''H. lar'' ******* Müller's gibbon, ''H. muelleri'' ******Genus: ''Symphalangus'' *******
Siamang The siamang (, ; ''Symphalangus syndactylus'') is an arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The largest of the gibbons, the siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching in height, a ...
, ''S. syndactylus'' *****Family: Hominidae ******Subfamily:
Ponginae Ponginae , also known as the Asian hominids, is a subfamily in the family Hominidae. Once a diverse lineage of Eurasian apes, the subfamily has only one extant genus, '' Pongo'' (orangutans), which contains three extant species; the Sumatran oran ...
*******Genus: '' Pongo'' ******** Bornean orangutan, ''P. pygmaeus''


Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
ia (rodents)

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two
incisor Incisors (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, wher ...
s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to . *Sub
Hystricognathi The Hystricognathi are an infraorder of rodents, distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skull The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain. The skull is composed of four types of bone i.e., cranial bones, fa ...
**Family: Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) ***Genus: '' Atherurus'' ****
Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (''Atherurus macrourus'') is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is found in China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Taxonomy The synonyms of this species are ''At ...
, ''A. macrourus'' ***Genus: '' Hystrix'' ****
Malayan porcupine The Malayan porcupine or Himalayan porcupine (''Hystrix brachyura'') is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. Three subspecies are extant in South and Southeast Asia. Geographical distribution The Malayan porcupine ranges from Nepal th ...
, ''H. brachyura'' ****
Thick-spined porcupine The thick-spined porcupine (''Hystrix crassispinis'') is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo and found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. History In 1996, the species was considered Near Threat ...
, ''H. crassispinis'' ***Genus: ''
Trichys The long-tailed porcupine (''Trichys fasciculata'') is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Trichys'', and is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Physical appearance Long-tailed porcupines’ ...
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Long-tailed porcupine The long-tailed porcupine (''Trichys fasciculata'') is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Trichys'', and is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Physical appearance Long-tailed porcupines’ ...
, ''T. fasciculata'' *Sub
Sciurognathi Sciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as ...
**Family:
Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...
(squirrels) ***Subfamily: Ratufinae ****Genus: '' Ratufa'' ***** Cream-coloured giant squirrel, ''R. affinis'' *****
Black giant squirrel The black giant squirrel or Malayan giant squirrel (''Ratufa bicolor'') is a large tree squirrel in the genus '' Ratufa'' native to the Indomalayan zootope. It is found in forests from northern Bangladesh, northeast India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, ...
, ''R. bicolor'' ***Subfamily:
Sciurinae Sciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels (in the family Sciuridae), uniting the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids i ...
****Tribe:
Sciurini Sciurini is a tribe that includes about forty species of squirrels,Thorington and Hoffmann, 2005, p. 754 mostly from the Americas. It includes five living genera—the American dwarf squirrels, '' Microsciurus''; the Bornean '' Rheithrosciuru ...
*****Genus: '' Rheithrosciurus'' ****** Tufted ground squirrel, ''Rheithrosciurus macrotis'' ****Tribe: Pteromyini *****Genus: '' Aeromys'' ******
Black flying squirrel The black flying squirrel or large black flying squirrel (''Aeromys tephromelas'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; its habitat is primary and secondary forests and gardens where it u ...
, ''Aeromys tephromelas'' ******
Thomas's flying squirrel Thomas's flying squirrel (''Aeromys thomasi'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is one of two species in the genus ''Aeromys''. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. References

*Thorington, R. W. Jr. and R. S. Hoffman. 200 ...
, ''Aeromys thomasi'' *****Genus: ''
Hylopetes ''Hylopetes'' is a genus of flying squirrels. There are about 10 species. Species include: * Particolored flying squirrel - ''H. alboniger'' (Hodgson, 1836) * Bartel's flying squirrel - ''H. bartelsi'' Chasen, 1939 * Hainan flying squirrel - '' ...
'' ****** Grey-cheeked flying squirrel, ''Hylopetes lepidus'' ******
Red-cheeked flying squirrel The red-cheeked flying squirrel (''Hylopetes spadiceus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially t ...
, ''Hylopetes spadiceus'' *****Genus: ''
Iomys ''Iomys'' is a small genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chip ...
'' ****** Javanese flying squirrel, ''Iomys horsfieldi'' *****Genus: '' Petaurillus'' ******
Lesser pygmy flying squirrel The lesser pygmy flying squirrel (''Petaurillus emiliae'') is a species of rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each ...
, ''Petaurillus emiliae'' ****** Hose's pygmy flying squirrel, ''Petaurillus hosei'' ****** Selangor pygmy flying squirrel, ''Petaurillus kinlochii'' *****Genus: ''
Petaurista ''Petaurista'' is a genus of rodent in the family Sciuridae. They are large to very large flying squirrels found in forests and other wooded habitats in southern and eastern Asia. Like other flying squirrels, they are mostly nocturnal and abl ...
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Spotted giant flying squirrel The spotted giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista elegans''), also known as the lesser giant flying squirrel, is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in hill and mountain forests at altitudes of in Southeast Asia north to centr ...
, ''Petaurista elegans'' ******
Red giant flying squirrel The red giant flying squirrel or common giant flying squirrel (''Petaurista petaurista'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae (squirrels). It is found in a wide variety of forest–types, plantations and more open habitats with scatter ...
, ''Petaurista petaurista'' *****Genus: ''
Petinomys ''Petinomys'' is a genus of flying squirrels. They are known commonly as the dwarf flying squirrels.Whiskered flying squirrel The whiskered flying squirrel (''Petinomys genibarbis'') is a species of flying squirrel. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of St ...
, ''Petinomys genibarbis'' ****** Temminck's flying squirrel, ''Petinomys setosus'' ******
Vordermann's flying squirrel Vorderman's flying squirrel (''Petinomys vordermanni'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar. It was described in 1890 by the Dutch zoologist Fredericus Anna Jentink, who named it after it ...
, ''Petinomys vordermanni'' *****Genus: '' Pteromyscus'' ******
Smoky flying squirrel The smoky flying squirrel (''Pteromyscus pulverulentus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Pteromyscus''. It is found in parts of Brunei, Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, and southern Thailand, bu ...
, ''Pteromyscus pulverulentus'' ***Subfamily:
Callosciurinae The Callosciurinae are an Asiatic subfamily of squirrels containing over 60 species (mostly found in South East Asia) named after the genus ''Callosciurus'', which means "beautiful squirrels". Classification *Family SciuridaeThorington, R. W. Jr ...
****Genus: ''
Callosciurus ''Callosciurus'' is a genus of squirrels collectively referred to as the "''beautiful squirrels''". They are found mainly in Southeast Asia, though a few species also occur in Nepal, northeastern India, Bangladesh and southern China. Several of ...
'' *****
Ear-spot squirrel The ear-spot squirrel (''Callosciurus adamsi'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Borneo (Indonesia and Malaysia) and is diurnal and active mainly in small trees. It closely resembles the plantain squirrel The pl ...
, ''Callosciurus adamsi'' *****
Kinabalu squirrel The Kinabalu squirrel (''Callosciurus baluensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to highland forest in East Malaysia. Its name is a reference to Mount Kinabalu, though it is not restricted to this mountain. Its tai ...
, ''Callosciurus baluensis'' ***** Grey-bellied squirrel, ''Callosciurus caniceps'' ***** Pallas's squirrel, ''Callosciurus erythraeus'' *****
Black-striped squirrel The black-striped squirrel (''Callosciurus nigrovittatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found throughout Java, Sumatra, southern Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom ...
, ''Callosciurus nigrovittatus'' *****
Plantain squirrel The plantain squirrel, oriental squirrel or tricoloured squirrel (''Callosciurus notatus'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand in a wide range of habitats: forests, mangroves, park ...
, ''Callosciurus notatus'' *****
Borneo black-banded squirrel The Borneo black-banded squirrel (''Callosciurus orestes'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to northern Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At t ...
, ''Callosciurus orestes'' *****
Prevost's squirrel Prevost's squirrel or Asian tri-colored squirrel (''Callosciurus prevostii'') is a colourful species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in forests in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and nearby smaller islands, with an int ...
, ''Callosciurus prevostii'' ****Genus: '' Dremomys'' *****
Bornean mountain ground squirrel The Bornean mountain ground squirrel (''Sundasciurus everetti'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett. Distribution and habi ...
, ''Sundasciurus everetti'' ***** Asian red-cheeked squirrel, ''Dremomys rufigenis'' ****Genus: '' Exilisciurus'' ***** Least pygmy squirrel, ''Exilisciurus exilis'' ***** Tufted pygmy squirrel, ''Exilisciurus whiteheadi'' ****Genus: '' Glyphotes'' ***** Sculptor squirrel, ''Glyphotes simus'' ****Genus: ''
Lariscus Striped ground squirrels (genus ''Lariscus'') form a taxon of squirrels under the subfamily Callosciurinae. They are only found in Southeast Asia. Species in this genus include: * The four-striped ground squirrel (''L. hosei'', syn. ''Sciurus ho ...
'' *****
Four-striped ground squirrel The four-striped ground squirrel (''Lariscus hosei'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction ...
, ''Lariscus hosei'' VU *****
Three-striped ground squirrel The three-striped ground squirrel (''Lariscus insignis'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thail ...
, ''Lariscus insignis'' ****Genus: '' Nannosciurus'' ***** Black-eared squirrel, ''Nannosciurus melanotis'' ****Genus: '' Rhinosciurus'' ***** Shrew-faced squirrel, ''Rhinosciurus laticaudatus'' ****Genus: '' Sundasciurus'' *****
Brooke's squirrel Brooke's squirrel (''Sundasciurus brookei'') is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was named for Cha ...
, ''Sundasciurus brookei'' ***** Horse-tailed squirrel, ''Sundasciurus hippurus'' ***** Jentink's squirrel, ''Sundasciurus jentinki'' VU ***** Low's squirrel, ''Sundasciurus lowii'' *****Robinson's squirrel, ''Sundasciurus robinsoni'' *****Upland squirrel, ''Sundasciurus tahan'' ***** Slender squirrel, ''Sundasciurus tenuis'' ****Genus: '' Tamiops'' ***** Himalayan striped squirrel, ''Tamiops macclellandi'' **Family:
Spalacidae The Spalacidae, or spalacids, are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. They are native to eastern Asia, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, and southeastern Europe. It includes the blind mole-rats, bamboo rats, m ...
***Subfamily:
Rhizomyinae The rodent subfamily Rhizomyinae includes the Asian bamboo rats and certain of the African mole-rats. The subfamily is grouped with the Spalacinae and the Myospalacinae into a family of fossorial muroid rodents basal to the other Muroidea. T ...
****Genus: '' Rhizomys'' ***** Hoary bamboo rat, ''Rhizomys pruinosus'' *****
Large bamboo rat The large bamboo rat, Sumatran rat, or Indomalayan rat (''Rhizomys sumatrensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Spalacidae found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is one of four species of ...
, ''Rhizomys sumatrensis'' **Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters) ***Subfamily:
Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families excep ...
****Genus: '' Berylmys'' ***** Bower's white-toothed rat, ''Berylmys bowersi'' ****Genus: ''
Chiropodomys ''Chiropodomys'' (or pencil-tailed tree mice) is a genus of Old World rats and mice native to Southeast Asia and northeast India. They are tree-dwelling, very small mice, mostly found in tropical rainforest. In total six extant species have bee ...
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Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse The Indomalayan pencil-tailed tree mouse or simply pencil-tailed tree mouse (''Chiropodomys gliroides'') is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in northeastern India, southern China (including Hainan), Myanmar, Thailan ...
, ''Chiropodomys gliroides'' ***** Large pencil-tailed tree mouse, ''Chiropodomys major'' ***** Grey-bellied pencil-tailed tree mouse, ''Chiropodomys muroides'' *****
Small pencil-tailed tree mouse The small pencil-tailed tree mouse or lesser pencil-tailed tree mouse (''Chiropodomys pusillus'') is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Borneo where it is only known from Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia) and from sou ...
, ''Chiropodomys pusillus'' ****Genus: ''
Haeromys ''Haeromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Ranee mouse (''Haeromys margarettae'') * Minahassa ranee mouse The Minahassa ranee mouse (''Haeromys minahassae'') is a sp ...
'' ***** Ranee mouse, ''Haeromys margarettae'' VU ***** Lesser ranee mouse, ''Haeromys pusillus'' VU ****Genus: '' Hapalomys'' ***** Marmoset rat, ''Hapalomys longicaudatus'' ****Genus: '' Lenothrix'' ***** Grey tree rat, ''Lenothrix canus'' ****Genus: '' Leopoldamys'' ***** Edwards's long-tailed giant rat, ''Leopoldamys edwardsi'' ***** Long-tailed giant rat, ''Leopoldamys sabanus'' ****Genus: ''
Maxomys ''Maxomys'' is a genus of rodents, widespread in Southeast Asia. They are mid-sized rodents, similar to rats, that live on the ground of tropical rainforests. There they build nests, padded with fallen leaves from trees. They feed on roots, fall ...
'' ***** Mountain spiny rat, ''Maxomys alticola'' EN ***** Small spiny rat, ''Maxomys baeodon'' DD ***** Malayan mountain spiny rat, ''Maxomys inas'' ***** Chestnut-bellied spiny rat, ''Maxomys ochraceiventer'' ***** Rajah spiny rat, ''Maxomys rajah'' *****
Red spiny rat The red spiny rat (''Maxomys surifer'') is a rodent species in the family Muridae that inhabits forests in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and on Java, Borneo and Sumatra islands. In China, it has been recorded only in Yunnan ...
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Whitehead's spiny rat Whitehead's spiny rat (''Maxomys whiteheadi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a coun ...
, ''Maxomys whiteheadi'' ****Genus: '' Mus'' *****
Ryukyu mouse The Ryukyu mouse ('Mus caroli'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the So ...
, ''Mus caroli'' ****Genus: '' Niviventer'' ***** Dark-tailed tree rat, ''Niviventer cremoriventer'' *****
Chestnut white-bellied rat The chestnut white-bellied rat (''Niviventer fulvescens'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is a small rodent with a distinct bright chestnut upper-coat and a white under-coat. The colour of the upper-coat is variable from very b ...
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Long-tailed mountain rat The long-tailed mountain rat (''Niviventer rapit'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is endemic to Borneo and found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Recorded at elevations of above sea level, it is a poorly known species but presumably ...
, ''Niviventer rapit'' ****Genus: ''
Pithecheir ''Pithecheir'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Red tree rat (''Pithecheir melanurus'') * Malayan tree rat The Malayan tree rat (''Pithecheir parvus'') is a species of ...
'' ***** Malayan tree rat, ''Pithecheir parvus'' ****Genus: ''
Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...
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Brown rat The brown rat (''Rattus norvegicus''), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat and Parisian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest muroids, it is a brown o ...
, ''R. norvegicus'' introduced ***** Annandale's rat, ''Rattus annandalei'' *****
Ricefield rat The ricefield rat (''Rattus argentiventer'') is a species of rat found throughout Southeast Asia. Description The ricefield rat is a medium-sized rat with a grizzled yellow-brown and black pelage. Its belly is gray in the midline with whiter ...
, ''Rattus argentiventer'' ***** Summit rat, ''Rattus baluensis'' EN ***** Timor rat, ''Rattus timorensis'' DD *****
Malayan field rat The Malayan field rat, Malaysian field rat or Malaysian wood rat, (''Rattus tiomanicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is nocturnal and mainly arboreal and is found in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. It is a ...
, ''Rattus tiomanicus'' ****Genus: '' Sundamys'' *****
Mountain giant Sunda rat The mountain giant Sunda rat, ''Sundamys infraluteus'' (also known as the giant mountain rat or giant rat of Sumatra) is a large rat, around 480 to 640 millimeters (19 to 25 inches) in total length (230 to 290 millimeters -11.5 inchesexcluding t ...
, ''Sundamys infraluteus'' ***** Müller's giant Sunda rat, ''Sundamys muelleri''


Eulipotyphla Eulipotyphla (, which means "truly fat and blind") is an order of mammals suggested by molecular methods of phylogenetic reconstruction, which includes the laurasiatherian members of the now-invalid polyphyletic order Lipotyphla, but not the ...
(shrews, moles, and hedgehogs)

The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. The shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout-bodied burrowers. The hedgehogs are easily recognised by their spines while gymnures look more like large rats. *Family: Erinaceidae (hedgehogs) **Subfamily:
Galericinae Gymnures, also called hairy hedgehogs or moonrats, are mammals belonging to the subfamily Galericinae, in the family Erinaceidae and the order Eulipotyphla. Gymnures resemble rats but are not closely related as they are not rodents; they are i ...
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Echinosorex The moonrat (''Echinosorex gymnura'') is a southeast Asian species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae (hedgehogs and gymnures). It is the only species in the genus ''Echinosorex''. The moonrat is a fairly small, primarily carnivorous animal whi ...
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Hylomys ''Hylomys'' is a small genus of the family Erinaceidae. ''Hylomys'' species, like all species in the subfamily Galericinae, are known as gymnures or moonrats. Their closest relatives include the fossil '' Lantanotherium'' and '' Thaiagymnura' ...
'' **** Bornean short-tailed gymnure, ''H. dorsalis'' **** Max's short-tailed gymnure, ''H. maxi'' **** Northern short-tailed gymnure, ''H. peguensis'' *Family: Soricidae (shrews) **Subfamily:
Crocidurinae The white-toothed shrews or Crocidurinae are one of three subfamilies of the shrew family Soricidae. The outer layer of these shrews' teeth is white, unlike that of the red-toothed shrews. These species are typically found in Africa and souther ...
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Crocidura The genus ''Crocidura'' is one of nine genera of the shrew subfamily Crocidurinae. Members of the genus are commonly called white-toothed shrews or musk shrews, although both also apply to all of the species in the subfamily. With over 180 spec ...
'' **** Grey shrew, ''C. attenuata'' ****
Southeast Asian shrew The Southeast Asian shrew (''Crocidura fuliginosa'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Cambodia, India, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), official ...
, ''C. fuliginosa'' **** Malayan shrew, ''C. malayana'' **** Sunda shrew, ''C. monticola'' ***Genus: ''
Suncus ''Suncus'' is a genus of shrews in the family Soricidae. Classification *Genus ''Suncus'' ** Taita shrew, ''Suncus aequatorius'' ** Black shrew, ''Suncus ater'' ** Day's shrew, ''Suncus dayi'' ** Etruscan shrew, ''Suncus etruscus'' ** Sri L ...
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Etruscan shrew The Etruscan shrew (''Suncus etruscus''), also known as the Etruscan pygmy shrew or the white-toothed pygmy shrew, is the smallest known extant mammal by mass, weighing only about on average. (The bumblebee bat is regarded as the smallest mamma ...
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Bornean pygmy shrew The Bornean pygmy shrew (''Suncus hosei'') is a species of shrew in the family Soricidae. It was named for zoologist Charles Hose. Distribution This shrew is endemic to the international island of Borneo, particularly in northern Sarawak and n ...
, ''S. hosei'' **** Malayan pygmy shrew, ''S. malayanus'' ****
Asian house shrew The Asian house shrew (''Suncus murinus'') is a shrew species native to South and Southeast Asia that has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2008 because of its large population and wide distribution. It has been introduced i ...
, ''S. murinus'' **Subfamily:
Soricinae The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews). In addition, the family contains the extinct subfamil ...
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Nectogalini Nectogalini is a tribe of Old World water shrews within the family Soricidae. As of late 2007, it consisted of six extant genera and 25 species, with some of the latter being further divided into subspecies. Adaptation to semiaquatic life M ...
****Genus: '' Chimarrogale'' ***** Malayan water shrew, ''C. hantu'' ***** Sunda water shrew, ''C. phaeura'' *Family:
Talpidae The family Talpidae () includes the moles (some of whom are called shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla. Talpids are all digging animals to various degrees: moles are completely subterranean ...
(moles) **Subfamily:
Talpinae The subfamily Talpinae, sometimes called "Old World moles" or "Old World moles and relatives", is one of three subfamilies of the mole family Talpidae, the others being the Scalopinae, or New World moles, and the Uropsilinae, or shrew-like moles. ...
***Tribe: Talpini ****Genus: '' Euroscaptor'' ***** Malaysian mole, ''E. malayana''


Chiroptera Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bir ...
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The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. *Family: Pteropodidae (flying foxes, Old World fruit bats) **Subfamily:
Pteropodinae The Pteropodinae are a subfamily of megabats. Taxa within this subfamily are: * Genus ''Acerodon'' ** Sulawesi flying fox, ''A. celebensis'' ** Talaud flying fox, ''A. humilis'' ** Giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''A. jubatus'' ** Palawan fruit ...
***Genus: '' Aethalops'' **** Pygmy fruit bat, ''Aethalops alecto'' ***Genus: ''
Balionycteris The spotted-winged fruit bat, (''Balionycteris maculata'') is the smallest megabat in the world, and the only species in the genus ''Balionycteris''. It inhabits forests in Indonesia and Malaysia. Description Spotted-winged fruit bats are unusu ...
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Spotted-winged fruit bat The spotted-winged fruit bat, (''Balionycteris maculata'') is the smallest megabat in the world, and the monotypic, only species in the genus ''Balionycteris''. It inhabits forests in Indonesia and Malaysia. Description Spotted-winged fruit bats ...
, ''Balionycteris maculata'' ***Genus: '' Chironax'' ****
Black-capped fruit bat The black-capped fruit bat (''Chironax melanocephalus'') is a species of megabat in the monotypic genus ''Chironax''. Distribution Seven specimens of ''C. melanocephalus'' were collected from the lowland forest at Kubah and Lambir, and beach fo ...
, ''Chironax melanocephalus'' ***Genus: ''
Cynopterus ''Cynopterus'' (Latin meaning: ״flying dog״) is a genus of megabats. The cynopterine section is represented by 11 genera,Andersen K. 1912. Catalogue of the chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum. Second edition, British Museum of N ...
'' **** Lesser short-nosed fruit bat, ''C. brachyotis'' **** Horsfield's fruit bat, ''Cynopterus horsfieldi'' ****
Greater short-nosed fruit bat The greater short-nosed fruit bat (''Cynopterus sphinx''), or short-nosed Indian fruit bat, is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in South and Southeast Asia. Description These bats have a relatively long snout. Their upper pa ...
, ''Cynopterus sphinx'' ***Genus: ''
Dyacopterus ''Dyacopterus'' is a genus of megabats from south-east Asia. It contains three species, namely: *Dayak fruit bat The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (''Dyacopterus spadiceus'') is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only o ...
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Dayak fruit bat The dayak fruit bat or dyak fruit bat (''Dyacopterus spadiceus'') is a relatively rare frugivorous megabat species found only on the Sunda Shelf of southeast Asia, specifically the Malay Peninsula south of the Isthmus of Kra, and the islands of ...
, ''Dyacopterus spadiceus'' ***Genus: ''
Megaerops ''Megaerops'' is a genus of megabat Megabats constitute the family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera ( bats). They are also called fruit bats, Old World fruit bats, or—especially the genera ''Acerodon'' and '' Pteropus''— flying f ...
'' **** Tailless fruit bat, ''Megaerops ecaudatus'' ****
White-collared fruit bat The white-collared fruit bat (''Megaerops wetmorei'') is a species of megabat found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the g ...
, ''Megaerops wetmorei'' ***Genus: '' Penthetor'' **** Dusky fruit bat, ''Penthetor lucasi'' ***Genus: ''
Pteropus ''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Aust ...
'' **** Small flying fox, ''Pteropus hypomelanus'' ****
Large flying fox The large flying fox (''Pteropus vampyrus'', formerly ''Pteropus giganteus''), also known as the greater flying fox, Malayan flying fox, Malaysian flying fox, large fruit bat, kalang, or kalong, is a southeast Asian species of megabat in the f ...
, ''Pteropus vampyrus'' ***Genus: ''
Rousettus ''Rousettus'' is a genus of Old World fruit bats or megabats, referred to as rousette bats. The genus is a member of the family Pteropodidae. The genus consists of seven species that range over most of Africa to southeast Asia, and the islands ...
'' **** Bare-backed rousette, ''Rousettus spinalatus'' VU **Subfamily: Macroglossinae ***Genus: '' Eonycteris'' **** Greater dawn bat, ''Eonycteris major'' **** Lesser dawn bat, ''Eonycteris spelaea'' ***Genus: '' Macroglossus'' **** Long-tongued nectar bat, ''Macroglossus minimus'' ****
Long-tongued fruit bat The long-tongued fruit bat (''Macroglossus sobrinus'') is a species of megabat. It is nectarivorous, feeding on nectar from primarily banana flowers. It is found in several countries in South and Southeast Asia. Taxonomy and etymology It was de ...
, ''Macroglossus sobrinus'' *Family:
Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat famili ...
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Kerivoulinae Kerivoulinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. There are 25 species in 2 genera within this subfamily: Subfamily Kerivoulinae *Genus ''Kerivoula'' - Painted bats ** Tanzanian woolly bat (''Kerivoula africana'') ** St. Aignan's trumpet-eared bat (' ...
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Kerivoula ''Kerivoula'' is a genus of vesper bats in the subfamily Kerivoulinae. They are found throughout tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and New Guinea. Species within this genus are: * Tanzanian woolly bat (''Kerivoula africana'') * ...
'' **** Flores woolly bat, ''Kerivoula flora'' ****
Hardwicke's woolly bat Hardwicke's woolly bat (''Kerivoula hardwickii'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Geographic range It is found in Bangladesh, China, India (Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and West ...
, ''Kerivoula hardwickii'' ****
Small woolly bat The small woolly bat (''Kerivoula intermedia'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Malaysia and is little known. It is only slightly larger than the Kitti's hog-nosed bat Kitti's hog-nosed bat (''Cra ...
, ''Kerivoula intermedia'' **** Least woolly bat, ''Kerivoula minuta'' **** Papillose woolly bat, ''Kerivoula papillosa'' **** Clear-winged woolly bat, ''Kerivoula pellucida'' **** Painted bat, ''Kerivoula picta'' **** Whitehead's woolly bat, ''Kerivoula whiteheadi'' ***Genus: ''Phoniscus'' **** Groove-toothed bat, ''Phoniscus atrox'' **** Peters's trumpet-eared bat, ''Phoniscus jagorii'' **Subfamily: Myotinae ***Genus: ''Myotis'' **** Large-footed bat, ''Myotis adversus'' ****Hodgson's bat, ''M. formosus'' **** Gomantong myotis, ''Myotis gomantongensis'' DD **** Lesser large-footed bat, ''Myotis hasseltii'' **** Horsfield's bat, ''Myotis horsfieldii'' **** Pallid large-footed myotis, ''Myotis macrotarsus'' **** Burmese whiskered bat, ''Myotis montivagus'' **** Whiskered myotis, ''Myotis muricola'' ****Whiskered bat, ''M. mystacinus'' **** Ridley's bat, ''Myotis ridleyi'' **** Himalayan whiskered bat, ''Myotis siligorensis'' **Subfamily: Vespertilioninae ***Genus: ''Arielulus'' **** Coppery pipistrelle, ''Arielulus cuprosus'' VU **** Social pipistrelle, ''Arielulus societatis'' DD ***Genus: ''Falsistrellus'' **** Peters's pipistrelle, ''Falsistrellus petersi'' ***Genus: ''Glischropus'' **** Common thick-thumbed bat, ''Glischropus tylopus'' ***Genus: ''Hesperoptenus'' **** Blanford's bat, ''Hesperoptenus blanfordi'' **** False serotine bat, ''Hesperoptenus doriae'' EN **** Large false serotine, ''Hesperoptenus tomesi'' ***Genus: ''Hypsugo'' **** Brown pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo imbricatus'' **** Red-brown pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo kitcheneri'' **** Big-eared pipistrelle, ''Hypsugo macrotis'' ***Genus: ''Nyctalus'' ****Common noctule, ''N. noctula'' ***Genus: ''Rohu's bat, Philetor'' **** Rohu's bat, ''Philetor brachypterus'' ***Genus: ''Pipistrellus'' **** Kelaart's pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus ceylonicus'' **** Java pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus javanicus'' **** Narrow-winged pipistrelle, ''Pipistrellus stenopterus'' ***Genus: ''Scotophilus'' **** Lesser Asiatic yellow bat, ''Scotophilus kuhlii'' ***Genus: ''Tylonycteris'' **** Lesser bamboo bat, ''Tylonycteris pachypus'' **** Greater bamboo bat, ''Tylonycteris robustula'' **Subfamily: Murininae ***Genus: ''Harpiocephalus'' **** Greater hairy-winged bat, ''Harpiocephalus mordax'' ***Genus: ''Murina'' **** Bronze tube-nosed bat, ''Murina aenea'' **** Round-eared tube-nosed bat, ''Murina cyclotis'' **** Hutton's tube-nosed bat, ''Murina huttoni'' **** Gilded tube-nosed bat, ''Murina rozendaali'' **** Brown tube-nosed bat, ''Murina suilla'' **Subfamily: Miniopterinae ***Genus: ''Miniopterus'' **** Western bent-winged bat, ''Miniopterus magnater'' **** Intermediate long-fingered bat, ''Miniopterus medius'' **** Small bent-winged bat, ''Miniopterus pusillus'' ****Common bent-wing bat, ''M. schreibersii'' *Family: Molossidae **Genus: ''Chaerephon (bat), Chaerephon'' *** Northern free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon johorensis'' *** Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat, ''Chaerephon plicata'' **Genus: ''Cheiromeles'' *** Hairless bat, ''Cheiromeles torquatus'' **Genus: ''Free-tailed bat, Mops'' *** Malayan free-tailed bat, ''Mops mops'' *Family: Emballonuridae **Genus: ''Emballonura'' *** Small Asian sheath-tailed bat, ''Emballonura alecto'' *** Lesser sheath-tailed bat, ''Emballonura monticola'' **Genus: ''Saccolaimus'' *** Naked-rumped pouched bat, ''Saccolaimus saccolaimus'' **Genus: ''Taphozous'' *** Long-winged tomb bat, ''Taphozous longimanus'' *** Black-bearded tomb bat, ''Taphozous melanopogon'' *Family: Nycteridae **Genus: ''Nycteris'' *** Malayan slit-faced bat, ''Nycteris tragata'' *Family: Megadermatidae **Genus: ''Megaderma'' *** Greater false vampire bat, ''Megaderma lyra'' *** Lesser false vampire bat, ''Megaderma spasma'' *Family: Rhinolophidae **Subfamily: Rhinolophinae ***Genus: ''Rhinolophus'' **** Acuminate horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus acuminatus'' **** Intermediate horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus affinis'' **** Arcuate horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus arcuatus'' **** Bornean horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus borneensis'' **** Croslet horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus coelophyllus'' **** Convex horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus convexus'' **** Creagh's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus creaghi'' **** Blyth's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus lepidus'' **** Woolly horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus luctus'' **** Big-eared horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus macrotis'' **** Malayan horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus malayanus'' **** Marshall's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus marshalli'' **** Smaller horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus megaphyllus'' **** Pearson's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus pearsoni'' **** Large-eared horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus philippinensis'' **** Least horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus pusillus'' **** Lesser woolly horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus sedulus'' **** Shamel's horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus shameli'' **** Lesser brown horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus stheno'' **** Trefoil horseshoe bat, ''Rhinolophus trifoliatus'' **Subfamily: Hipposiderinae ***Genus: ''Aselliscus'' **** Stoliczka's trident bat, ''Aselliscus stoliczkanus'' ***Genus: ''Coelops'' **** East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat, ''Coelops frithii'' **** Malayan tailless leaf-nosed bat, ''Coelops robinsoni'' ***Genus: ''Hipposideros'' **** Great roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros armiger'' **** Dusky roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros ater'' **** Bicolored roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros bicolor'' **** Fawn leaf-nosed bat, ''Hipposideros cervinus'' **** Ashy roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros cineraceus'' **** Cox's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros coxi'' VU **** Diadem roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros diadema'' **** Borneo roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros doriae'' DD **** Dayak roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros dyacorum'' **** Cantor's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros galeritus'' **** Intermediate roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros larvatus'' **** Large Asian roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros lekaguli'' **** Shield-faced roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros lylei'' **** Malayan roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros nequam'' **** Pomona roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros pomona'' **** Pratt's roundleaf bat, ''Hipposideros pratti'' **** Ridley's leaf-nosed bat, ''Hipposideros ridleyi'' VU


Pholidota (pangolins)

The order Pholidota comprises the eight species of pangolin. Pangolins are anteaters and have the powerful claws, elongated snout and long tongue seen in the other unrelated anteater species. *Family: Manidae **Genus: ''Manis'' ***Sunda pangolin, ''M. javanica''


Cetacea (whales)

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully aquatic adaptation, adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. *SubMysticeti **Family: Balaenopteridae ***Subfamily: Balaenopterinae ****Genus: ''Balaenoptera'' *****Common minke whale, ''B. acutorostrata'' ***** Antarctic minke whale, ''Balaenoptera bonaerensis'' DD ***** Sei whale, ''Balaenoptera borealis'' EN ***** Bryde's whale, ''Balaenoptera edeni'' DD ***** Blue whale, ''Balaenoptera musculus'' EN ***** Omura's whale, ''Balaenoptera omurai'' DD ***** Fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus'' EN ***Subfamily: Megapterinae ****Genus: ''Megaptera'' ***** Humpback whale, ''M. novaeangliae'' LC *SubOdontoceti **Superfamily: Platanistoidea ***Family: Phocoenidae ****Genus: ''Neophocaena'' ***** Finless porpoise, ''Neophocaena phocaenoides'' DD ***Family: Physeteridae ****Genus: ''Physeter'' ***** Sperm whale, ''Physeter macrocephalus'' VU ***Family: Kogiidae ****Genus: ''Kogia'' *****Pygmy sperm whale, ''K. breviceps'' ***** Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' ***Family: Ziphidae ****Subfamily: Hyperoodontinae *****Genus: ''Mesoplodon'' ****** Blainville's beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon densirostris'' DD ****** Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'' DD *****Genus: ''Ziphius'' ****** Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris'' DD ***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) ****Genus: ''Rough-toothed dolphin, Steno'' ***** Rough-toothed dolphin, ''Steno bredanensis'' DD ****Genus: ''Humpback dolphin, Sousa'' ***** Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin, ''Sousa chinensis'' DD ****Genus: ''Tursiops'' ***** Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops aduncus'' DD ***** Common bottlenose dolphin, ''Tursiops truncatus'' DD ****Genus: ''Common dolphin, Delphinus'' ***** Long-beaked common dolphin, ''Delphinus capensis'' DD ****Genus: ''Risso's dolphin, Grampus'' ***** Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' DD ****Genus: ''Peponocephala'' ***** Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra'' ****Genus: ''Feresa'' ***** Pygmy killer whale, ''Feresa attenuata'' DD ****Genus: ''Globicephala'' ***** Short-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala macrorhynchus'' DD ****Genus: ''Lagenodelphis'' ***** Fraser's dolphin, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' DD ****Genus: ''Orcaella'' *****Irrawaddy dolphin, ''O. brevirostris'' ****Genus: ''Orcinus'' *****Orca, ''O. orca'' ****Genus: ''Pseudorca'' ***** False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' DD ****Genus: ''Stenella'' ***** Pantropical spotted dolphin, ''Stenella attenuata'' ***** Spinner dolphin, ''Stenella longirostris'' ***** Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' LC


Carnivora (carnivorans)

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. *Feliformia **Family: Felidae (cats) ***Subfamily: Felinae ****Genus: ''Catopuma'' *****Bay cat, ''C. badia'' *****Asian golden cat, ''C. temminckii'' ****Genus: ''Pardofelis'' *****Marbled cat, ''P. marmorata'' ****Genus: ''Prionailurus'' *****Leopard cat, ''P. bengalensis'' *****Flat-headed cat, ''P. planiceps'' ***Subfamily: Pantherinae ****Genus: ''Neofelis'' *****Sunda clouded leopard, ''N. diardi'' *****Clouded leopard, ''N. nebulosa'' ****Genus: ''Panthera'' *****Leopard, ''P. pardus'' ****** Indochinese leopard, ''P. p. delacouri'' *****Tiger, ''P. tigris'' ****** Malayan tiger, ''P. t. tigris'' **Family: Viverridae (civets, mongooses, etc.) ***Subfamily: Paradoxurinae ****Genus: ''Arctictis'' *****Binturong, ''A. binturong'' ****Genus: ''Arctogalidia'' *****Small-toothed palm civet, ''A. trivirgata'' ****Genus: ''Paguma'' *****Masked palm civet, ''P. larvata'' ****Genus: ''Paradoxurus'' *****Asian palm civet, ''P. hermaphroditus'' ***Subfamily: Hemigalinae ****Genus: ''Cynogale'' *****Otter civet, ''C. bennettii'' ****Genus: ''Diplogale'' *****Hose's palm civet, ''D. hosei'' ****Genus: ''Hemigalus'' *****Banded palm civet, ''H. derbyanus'' ***Subfamily: Prionodontinae ****Genus: ''Prionodon'' ***** Banded linsang, ''P. linsang'' ***Subfamily: Viverrinae ****Genus: ''Viverra'' *****Large-spotted civet, ''V. megaspila'' *****Malayan civet, ''V. tangalunga'' *****Large Indian civet, ''V. zibetha'' ****Genus: ''Viverricula'' *****Small Indian civet, ''V. indica'' **Family: Herpestidae (mongooses) ***Genus: ''Urva (genus), Urva'' ****Short-tailed mongoose, ''U. brachyura'' ****Javan mongoose, ''U. javanica'' ****Collared mongoose, ''U. semitorquata'' ****Crab-eating mongoose, ''U. urva'' *Caniformia **Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes) ***Genus: ''Cuon'' **** Dhole, ''C. alpinus'' **Family: Ursidae (bears) ***Genus: ''Helarctos'' ****Sun bear, ''H. malayanus'' **Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) ***Genus: ''Aonyx'' ****Asian small-clawed otter, ''A. cinereus'' ***Genus: ''Lutra'' ****Hairy-nosed otter, ''L. sumatrana'' ***Genus: ''Lutrogale'' ****Smooth-coated otter, ''L. perspicillata'' ***Genus: ''Martes'' ****Yellow-throated marten, ''M. flavigula'' ***Genus: ''Melogale'' ****Bornean ferret-badger, ''M. everetti'' ***Genus: ''Mustela'' ****Malayan weasel, ''M. nudipes'' ***Genus: ''Mydaus'' ****Sunda stink badger, ''M. javanensis''


Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe. *Family: Tapiridae (tapirs) **Genus: ''Acrocodia'' *** Malayan tapir, ''A. indica''


Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans. *Family: Tragulidae **Genus: ''Tragulus'' *** Lesser mouse deer, ''T. javanicus'' *** Napu, ''T. napu'' *Family: Cervidae (deer) **Subfamily: Cervinae ***Genus: ''Rusa (genus), Rusa'' ****Sambar deer, ''R. unicolor'' **Subfamily: Muntiacinae ***Genus: ''Muntiacus'' **** Bornean yellow muntjac, ''M. atherodes'' ****Indian muntjac, ''M. muntjak'' *Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep, goats) **Subfamily: Bovinae ***Genus: ''Bos'' ****Gaur, ''B. gaurus'' **** Banteng, ''B. javanicus'' **Subfamily: Caprinae ***Genus: ''Capricornis'' ****Mainland serow, ''C. sumatraensis'' *Family: Suidae (pigs) **Subfamily: Suinae ***Genus: ''Pig, Sus'' **** Bornean bearded pig, ''S. barbatus'' ****Wild boar, ''S. scrofa''


Extirpated

The following species are locally extinct in the country: *Wild water buffalo, ''Bubalus arnee'' *Sumatran rhinoceros, ''Dicerorhinus sumatrensis'' *Javan rhinoceros, ''Rhinoceros sondaicus''


See also

*List of chordate orders *Lists of mammals by region *Mammal classification


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:List of mammals Of Malaysia Mammals of Malaysia, . Lists of biota of Malaysia, Mammals Lists of mammals of Asia, Malaysia Mammals of Southeast Asia, Malaysia Lists of mammals by country, Malaysia