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Malaysian Tapir, Taman Negara

I visited Malaysia in 2004 for 5 days, spent an after in Kuala Lumpur in 2008 and a couple of nights in Taman Negara in 2010.

Taman Negara, 3 nights in 2004 - White-thighed Langurs (during the boat trip in and also from the Kumbang hide), Low’s, Plantain and Prevosts Squirrels, Common Porcupine, Yellow-throated Martens, Pencil-tailed Tree Rats (aka Sundaic Arboreal Niviventer) (Niviventer cremoriventer), Intermediate Roundleaf bats, Lesser Sheathtails, Lesser False Vampire Bats, Lesser Mouse Deer, Black Giant Squirrels, Black Flying Squirrels, Colugo.

In 2010 during 2 nights I saw at least one Tapir, a few Dusky Langurs and some Plantain Squirrels.

Bukit Fraser, 1 night in 2004 - Siamang, White-thighed Langurs and a Himalayan Striped-tree Squirrel.

Lesser Sheathtail, Taman Negara

Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill), 1 night in 2004 - Wild Boar, Crab-eating Mongoose, Masked Palm Civet, Common Palm Civet, Highlands Niviventer (Mountain Rat) (Niventer cameroni split from N. rapit ).

Kuala Selanagor, 1 hour  in 2004 - Silvered Langurs and Long-tailed Macaques.

Taman Negara National Park

Kuala Lumpur
In 2008 I had a free afternoon in Kuala Lumpur so visited a small forest reserve in the middle of the city. Bukit Nanas is a well known tourist destination and is next to Dang Wangi station (just 3 stops from KL Central railway station on the rapid KL line) . Its only 16 hectares but it is nice forest and has a lot of wildlife. I saw 2 Common Tree Shrews, a Grey-bellied Squirrel, Long-tailed Macaques and Silvered Langurs, in a couple of hours late in the afternoon. I'm not sure whether Lesser Tree Shrews occur there. But after speaking to someone outside it sounds like 3 Striped Ground Squirrels are also quite common.

My more Detailed Trip Reports
Malaysia 2004: 5 nights and 23 species including Siamangs and a Crab Eating Mongoose.

Taman Negara 2010: 2 nights and at least one Tapir.

Other People's Trip Reports
Taman Negara, 2012: Paul Carter, 6 nights & 22 species including some nice rodents, 3 Civet species and Malaysian Tapir.

Indonesia & Malaysia, 2011: Romain Bocquier, 6 weeks & 43 species including Marbled Cat and Sulawesi Dwarf Cuscus.

Javan Rhino Search & Taman Negara, 2011: Phil Telfer, 3 weeks & 28 species including Malaysian Tapir and the sounds of a Javan Rhino.

Borneo and Malaysia, 2011: Indri Tours, 11 days & 33 species including Banded Palm Civet, Malayan Weasel and Western Tarsiers (twice).

South East Asia, 2010: Matt and Maureen Steer, 8 weeks & 31 species including Hairy-nosed Otters, Gaur and Pangolin (Thailand), Short-clawed Otters (Malaysia) and Smooth-coated Otters (Singapore).

Malaysia and Borneo 2009: Indri Tours, 2 weeks & 50 mammals including a Banded Palm Civet in Tabin and a Sun Bear and a Tapir in Taman Negara!

Greater Sundas (West Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java): Tim Mitzen, 2 months and 55 mammals. A full trip report is here.

Mammal watching in Malaysia … A trip report from a local (Jul 2008).

Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah: Francine Mejia, 2007 & 2008.

Peninsula Malaysia, 2006: Steve Anyon-Smith, 1 week & 21 mammals.

Peninsula Malaysia and Sarawak, 1998: Steve Anyon-Smith, 4 weeks & 29 mammals.

Peninsula Malaysia, 1997: Susan Myers, 3 weeks and 16 species.