TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicted distribution of the Malay civet Viverra tangalunga (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) on Borneo
AU - Ross, Joanna
AU - Hearn, Andrew J.
AU - Macdonald, David W.
AU - Alfred, Raymond
AU - Cheyne, Susan M.
AU - Mohamed, Azlan
AU - Boonratana, Ramesh
AU - Bernard, Henry
AU - Hon, Jason
AU - Rustam,
AU - Brodie, Jedediah F.
AU - Giordano, Anthony
AU - Heydon, Matt
AU - Semiadi, Gono
AU - Mathai, John
AU - Fredriksson, Gabriella
AU - Marshall, Andrew J.
AU - Pilgrim, John D.
AU - van Berkel, Tim
AU - Belant, Jerrold L.
AU - Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie
AU - Wilting, Andreas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 National University of Singapore.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The Malay civet Viverra tangalunga is a small carnivore occurring on several Indonesian islands, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. The Malay civet occurs in diverse habitats, including primary and logged forest, and disturbed habitats near villages. It is listed by The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as globally Least Concern; however, the extent to which it can tolerate habitat alteration is unclear. We analysed 69 (Balanced Model) and 115 (Spatial Filtering Model) location records to predict habitat suitability on Borneo. The resulting models predicted a high proportion of Borneo as suitable habitat for the Malay civet, although most coastal areas, swamp forests and high-elevation areas were predicted to be unsuitable. Highly suitable areas for the Malay civet include the central forest block in Sabah, much of the production forest in Sarawak and East and North Kalimantan, Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, and production forest in Central Kalimantan. The Malay civet is currently widespread and appears somewhat tolerant of habitat alteration, and therefore there are currently no species-specific conservation requirements, beyond the maintenance of the current remaining habitat in protected areas.
AB - The Malay civet Viverra tangalunga is a small carnivore occurring on several Indonesian islands, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. The Malay civet occurs in diverse habitats, including primary and logged forest, and disturbed habitats near villages. It is listed by The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as globally Least Concern; however, the extent to which it can tolerate habitat alteration is unclear. We analysed 69 (Balanced Model) and 115 (Spatial Filtering Model) location records to predict habitat suitability on Borneo. The resulting models predicted a high proportion of Borneo as suitable habitat for the Malay civet, although most coastal areas, swamp forests and high-elevation areas were predicted to be unsuitable. Highly suitable areas for the Malay civet include the central forest block in Sabah, much of the production forest in Sarawak and East and North Kalimantan, Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, and production forest in Central Kalimantan. The Malay civet is currently widespread and appears somewhat tolerant of habitat alteration, and therefore there are currently no species-specific conservation requirements, beyond the maintenance of the current remaining habitat in protected areas.
KW - Borneo Carnivore Symposium
KW - Brunei
KW - Conservation priorities
KW - Habitat suitability index
KW - Indonesia
KW - Malaysia
KW - Species distribution modelling
KW - Survey gaps
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84978386146
SN - 0217-2445
VL - 2016
SP - 78
EP - 83
JO - Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
JF - Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
ER -