Animals of Sabah including wildlife

Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 September, 2022 11:41:57 PM

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Where to see wildlife in Sabah?
1- Lok Kawi Wildlife Park
2- Victory Mini Zoo Farm

Monkey

Common Barking Deer

SCIENTIFIC NAME : Muntiacus Muntjac
LOCAL NAME : Kijang

Sambar Deer

SCIENTIFIC NAME : Cervus Unicolor
LOCAL NAME : Rusa

Oriental Small Clawed Otter

SCIENTIFIC NAME : Aonyx Cinerea
LOCAL NAME : Memerang Kecil

Bearded Pig / Wild Boar

SCIENTIFIC NAME : Sus Barbatus
LOCAL NAME : Babi Hutan

Common Porcupine

SCIENTIFIC NAME : Nystrix Brachyura
LOCAL NAME : Landak Raya

Horse
Horse

AMPHIBIA - frogs
ARACHNIDA - spiders
AVES - birds
DIPLOPODA - millipedes
GASTOPODA - snails
HIRUDINEA - leeches
INSECTA - insects
MALACOSTRACA - crabs
MAMMALIA - animals
OSTEICHTHYES - fishes
RHABDITOPHORA - flatworms
SAUROPSIDA - reptiles

ZOOS in SABAH

Cats
A- Domestic Cats
B- Wild Cats

A- Domestic Cats in Borneo

B- Wild Cats in Borneo
Other then the many variety of domestic cats you can see easily in Sabah, there are 5 Wild Cats species you can find in Sabah.
The 5 Wild cats of Sabah
1- Leopard Cat.
2- Marbled Cat.
3- Flat-headed Cat.
4- Borneo Bay Cat.
5- Sunda Clouded Leopard.

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Insects of Borneo

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FLORA

Fig trees of Sabah

Borneo has 150 species of wild fig trees. Most of them are found in forests of Sabah.

FISHERIES

Tiger Prawn Farms in Tawau

Prawn farming is a main commercial activities in Tawau. Spawners from Tawau are graded the best in Malaysia. For decades, Tawau has been exporting high-grade tiger prawns to several countries such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Singapore, Egypt and Australia.

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