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. 2017 Jan;28(1):151–159. doi: 10.21315/tlsr2017.28.1.11

Table 1.

Rodent species captured in both residential and forested areas, Sarawak.

Species name (Common name) Total number of rodent individuals captured (number of sera collected for ELISA test)

Residential areasa Forested areasb Total

KK SE US BH SJ SNP SWC SF MP
Sciuridae
Callosciurus notatus (Plantain squirrel) 0 0 0 0 8(5) 1(1) 0 0 0 9(6)
Callosciurus prevostii (Prevost’s squirrel) 0 0 0 0 1(0) 0 0 0 0 1(0)
Dremomys everetti (Bomean mountain ground squirrel) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(0) 0 3(0) 4(0)
Sundasciurus lowii (Low’s squirrel) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 1(1)

Muridae
Leopoldamys sabanus (Long-tailed giant rat) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6(1) 6(1)
Maxomys baeodon (Small spiny rat) 0 0 0 0 0 1(0) 0 0 0 1(0)
Maxomys ochraceiventer (Chestnut-bellied spiny rat) 0 0 0 0 0 1(0) 0 0 0 1(0)
Maxomys surifer (Red spiny rat) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(0) 2(0)
Maxomys whiteheadi (Whitehead’s rat) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(2) 1(0) 1(0) 6(2)
Niviventer cremoriventer (Dark-tailed tree rat) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(0) 3(0)

Niviventer rapit (Long-tailed mountain rat) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(0) 1(0)
Rattus exulans (Polynesian rat) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 1(1) 3(2)
Rattus rattus (House rat) 5(3) 18(8) 2(2) 10(8) 10(4) 0 0 4(3) 0 49(28)
Rattus tiomanicus (Malaysian field rat) 0 0 4(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(3)
Sundamys muelleri (Muller’s rat) 0 2(2) 2(1) 1(1) 8(1) 1(1) 0 4(4) 0 18(10)

 Total 5(3) 20(10) 8(6) 11(9) 27(10) 4(2) 5(2) 11(8) 18(3) 109(53)

Notes:

a

Four residential areas in Sarawak (KK, Krusen Kranji Village, Serian; SE, Sebayor Village, Kota Samarahan; US, Serian Ulu Village, Betong; and BH, Bako Hulu Village, Kuching).

b

Five forested areas in Sarawak (SJ. Sama Jaya Nature Reserve; SNP, Santubong National Park; SWC, Samunsam Wildlife Sanctuary; SF, Samarahan forest; and MP, Mount Penrissen).