Table 1.
Sampling Localitiesa |
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Taxonomy | Natural Historyb |
Lowland |
Montane |
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Species | Common Name | Activity Pattern | Foraging Height | Danum Valley | Luasong | Monggis | Poring | Tawau | Tumba-lang | Mesilou | Mount Alap | |||
Ptilocercidae | Ptilocercus | Ptilocercus lowii | Pen-tailed treeshrew | Nocturnal | Arboreal | x | ||||||||
Dendrogale | Dendrogale melanura | Smooth-tailed treeshrew | Diurnal | Terrestrial | x | |||||||||
Tupaia | Tupaia gracilis | Slender treeshrew | Diurnal | Terrestrial | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
Tupaiidae | Tupaia longipes | Long-footed treeshrew | Diurnal | Terrestrial | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
Tupaia minor | Lesser treeshrew | Diurnal | Arboreal | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Tupaia montana | Montane treeshrew | Diurnal | Terrestrial | x | x | |||||||||
Tupaia tana | Large treeshrew | Diurnal | Terrestrial | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Note.—Illustrations © The Sabah Society, reproduced with permission.
aLowland sites: Poring, Kinabalu National Park (06°02’N, 116°42′E); Danum Valley Conservation Area (4°57′N, 117°48′E); Tawau Hills National Park (04°23′N, 117°53′E); Luasong Field Centre (4°36′N, 117°23′E); Monggis (06°13′N, 116°45′E); Tumbalang (06°08′N, 116°53′E). Montane sites: Mesilou, Mount Kinabalu (6°00′N, 116°35′E); Mount Alap, Crocker Range National Park (5°49′N, 116°20′E).
bEmmons 2000, Wells et al. 2004, and Wiens et al. 2008 detail the natural history and foraging ecology of these species.