Brush-Tailed Porcupine
Local Name: Landak Batu or Landak Nibong Scientific Name: Artherurus macrourus Diet: Fruits, nuts and roots Type: Herbivorous Habitat: Rocky hill forests of South East …
October 2014
Malayan Porcupine
Local Name: Landak Raya Scientific Name: Hystrix brachyura Diet: Fruits Type: Herbivorous Habitat: Rocky hill forests of South East Asia Lifespan: 15 years Description: Hedgehogs can move …
Asian Elephant
Local Name: Gajah Asia Scientific Name: Elephas maximus Diet: Leaves, grass and fruits Type: Herbivorous Habitat: Virgin forests and secondary forests Lifespan: 60-80 years Description: Female and baby elephants …
Malayan Mahseer
Local Name: Malayan Mahseer Scientific Name: Tor tambroides Diet: Fruits and bran Type: Omnivorous Habitat: These fish can be found in the clean river flowing into the …
Lar Gibbon
Local Name: Ungka Tangan Putih Scientific Name: Hylobates lar Diet: Ripe fruits, young leaves, shoots and insects Type: Omnivorous Habitat: Up on the trees in …
Chital
Local Name: Rusa Bintik Scientific Name: Axis axis Diet: Grass, shurbs, leaves and fruits of forest’s trees Type: Herbivorous Habitat: Open grazing fields Lifespan: 8-14 years …
Malayan Tapir
Local Name: Tapir Scientific Name: Tapirus indicus Diet: Shoots of plants Type: Herbivorous Habitat: Around the river banks in tropical forests Lifespan: More than 30 years …