Kingdom Animalia
Dublin Core
Title
Kingdom Animalia
Subject
Mammals
Description
This collection covers all species within the Mammals category.
Creator
Intan Rabitah Mustafa
Collection Items
Nyctalus noctula
Morphology and Physical DescriptionColors range from golden to dark brown above and usually pale brown below. Head and body length is 50-100 mm, tail length is 35-65 mm, and forearm length is 40-70 mm.
Manis javanica
Morphology and Physical DescriptionIts body is covered by rows of scales which are formed by a compressed, fibrous hair-like material. The belly, however, lack scales and the animal thus protects its soft underparts by rolling into a ball when…
Tupaia glis
Morphology and Physical DescriptionTupaia glis has an average body weight of 142 grams, a head and body length of 19.5 cm and tail length of 16.5 cm. Its pelage is dense and dark brown on the dorsal region of the body and orange-rufous ventrally.
Suncus etruscus
Morphology and Physical DescriptionThe Etruscan shrew has a body length of about 4 cm excluding the tail. It is characterized by very rapid movements and a fast metabolism, eating about 1.5–2 times its own body weight per day.These shrews prefer warm…
Nasalis larvatus
HabitatLiving in restricted habitat bordering water. Troops of 6-10 swim expertly across creeks and stream, forage among trees.
Echinosorex gymnurus
Morphology/ physical descriptionThe moonrat has a long, mobile nose which has a groove on its underside, from the tip to a point between the upper incisors. Its body is long and narrow and the canine teeth are usually larger than the adjacent teeth.…
Hylomys suillus
Morphology/ physical descriptionIts fur is mainly brown, and somewhat grizzled, with the underside being greyish. Its snout is pointed, and it bears numerous similar-sized teeth with which it can easily grip its prey. Its ears are rounded and…
Aeromys tephromelas
Morphology/ physical description Its dorsal fur is dark brown to black, and the underside is dark brown to dark grey. The head is small and the tail long. Flying Squirrels possess a supple skin flap which extends from the length of the body to all…
Aeromys thomasi
Morphology/ physical descriptionIts fur is reddish-brown to dark brown, with no markings to speak of : it is this plain appearance which distinguishes it from other large flying squirrels.
Aethalops aequalis
Morphology and Physical DescriptionBorneo fruit bats have grey-brown to dark reddish-brown fur that is thick and long on the dorsal surface, with paler coloring on their ventral side. Their most distinctive characteristic is their teeth; by the equal…
Aonyx cinerea
Morphology/ physical descriptionTheir front feet are only partly webbed, and their claws are very short. heir fur is light to medium brown, sometimes greyish brown, and paler underneath. The throat, sides of the neck and cheeks are pale buff to…
Arctictis binturong
Morphology/ physical description The body of the binturong is long and heavy, and low on the legs. It has a thick fur of strong black hair. The bushy and prehensile tail is thick at the root, gradually diminishing in size to the extremity, where it…
Balaenoptera physalus
Ecosystem roleFin whales have little pressure exerted on them by predatory animals and thus their main contribution to the general ecosystem is to consume large amounts of plankton. Their carcasses also support communities of benthic animals as they…
Arctonyx collaris
Morphology/ physical descriptionIts body fur is dark grey to brownish, and its tail pale yellow to white. The throat and face are white, and there are two thick dark stripes on the face.
Arielulus circumdatus
Morphology/ physical descriptionIts forearm length is 41–44 mm (1.6–1.7 in). The fur of its back is black with some hairs tipped in orange. Its belly fur is paler than its back and brown.
Arctogalidia trivirgata
Morphology/ physical description Generally, the head and back is beige, brownish grey, and sometimes reddish brown; while the under pelage is a reddish brown. Their heads, ears, feet, and tails are usually a dusky brown to grayish black. It is not…
Arielulus cuprosus
Habitat and EcologyThis species is known from both lowland dipterocarp and montane forest. It has been trapped in theunderstorey of tall forest, along the edge of a steep cliff (Khan et al. 2008) and in a forest gap at highelevation (B. Lim 2013,…
Arielulus societatis
IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesLeast Concern
