Biological Resources from Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
Biological Resources from Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
Forest Habitat
8 distinct forest types
More than 1400 species recorded
Many rare species (including Rafflesia) and new records
Plants of ethnobotanical interest
785 collections
More than 100 species with medicinal uses and for rituals
128 species of wild fruit; 106 wild vegetables
Mycology
521 species (11% of known forest fungi in Sarawak)
37 species edible; 16 medicinal
42 species of lichens collected Genebank establishment
1,245 trees in 10.71 ha plots enumerated
54 species of dipterocarps; 44 non-dipterocarps & wild fruit trees
Primates
refuge for about 1,000 orang utan individuals
24,000 Borneon gibbon individuals
41,800 langur individuals(13,400 white-fronted; 28,400 red) Herpetofauna
26 species of reptiles (12 lizards; 13 snakes; 1 turtle)
48 amphibians
at least 26 Borneon endemics; 7 species known only to Sarawak
2 new frog species; 1 tree frog (a new record for Sarawak); 1 agamid lizard; 1 pipe snake
Avifauna
213 species representing 40 families (203 resident; 10 migratory)
13 out of the 29 endemic to Borneo Ichthyofauna
82 fish species from 8 families recorded
at least 12 possibly new species Entomology
1,050 species from 58 families sampled
787 species of moth; 104 species of butterfly; 25 species of dragonfly & damselfly
10 species of bees; 40 species of termites (10 endemic) Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Troides brookiana) butterflies were unusually abundant
Small mammals
45 species recorded
13 species of bats; 9 squirrels; 10 rats; 3 porcupines
1 tree shrew (endemic to Borneo), possibly new species