Did you know that 5 species of wildcats, 2 species of mousedeer, 2 species of deer, 3 species of otters, 8 species of squirrels & 9 species of civets were once native to Singapore? Today, only one species of civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus musanga, the common Palm Civet is still found in the wild.
5 species of wildcats
* Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris corbetii) The last tiger in Singapore was shot in Choa Chu Kang Village in 1930.
* Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis tingia)
* Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa diardi)
* Leopard (Black panther)(Panthera pardus fusca)
* Flat-headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps)
2 species of mousedeer
* Lesser Mousedeer (Tragulus javanicus fulviventer)
* Greater Mousedeer (Tragulus napu napu)
2 species of deer
* Sambar (Cervus unicolor equines)
* Common Barking Deer (Muntiacus muntjak peninsulae)
3 species of otters
* Oriental Small-clawed Otter (Aonyx cinereus)
* Smooth Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
* Hairy-nose Otter (Lutra sumatrana)
8 species of squirrels
* Cream-coloured Giant Squirrel (Ratufa affinis affinis)
* HorsField's Flying Squirrel (Lomys horsfieldii davisoni)
* Plantain Squirrel (Callosciurus notatus singapurensis)
* Slender Squirrel (Sundasciurus tenuis tenuis)
* Red Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista petaurista melanotus)
* Shrew-Faced Ground Squirrel (Rhinosciurus laticaudatus leo)
* Three-Striped Ground Squirrel (Lariscus insignis meridionalis)
* Prevost's Squirrel (Callosciurus prevostii prevostii)
9 species of civets
* Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha pruinosa)
* Malayan Civet (Viverra tangalunga tangalunga)
* Common Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus musanga)
* Small-Toothed/Three-Striped Palm Civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata sumatrana)
* Masked Palm Civet!(Paguma larvata jourdainii)
* Binturong (Arctictis binturong binturong)
* Large-Spotted Civet (Viverra megaspila megaspila)
* Otter Civet (Cynogale bennettii)
* Little Civet (Viverricula indica indica)
Just a note, I will try to compile some general animal facts as blog entries and list them under an Animal Fact column below the blogroll :D This way, its easier to refer back if you want to re-read them again... :D
14 comments:
wow, their 'other' names sound as long as medicine's names. no wonder you say it's like exam time learning all the facts.
Forget about the animals, save the humans!!!!!!! :P
sang nila utama lied. there weren't any lions in singapore.
misti: dun worry, we are not expected to remember those scientic names.. if not, i think i would have gave up long ago..
danny : haah.. humans are past saving.. damnit.. they are eating their way to end of the world soon...
calamity: yea.. lions are the most found in India.. and those are called Asiatic Lions..
calamity: oops, wat i meant was at most, lions are only found in India.. currently only confined to the Gir Forest.. also VERY endangered...
wow, you really know your facts. salute salute
thanks but it still doesn't prove sang nila utama wasn't a liar though.
if there weren't any lions in singapore, what animal did he see that made him name our island after it?
maybe it was just an otter in which case our name should have been otterpura. :D
do u have to remember all the species?
misti: haha. we are expected to know that fact :)
calamity man: juz be grateful he din non name us tigrisula or something like that.. then we become tigerore or like u say otterore
pinkie: we are expected to know all about the animals on the leopard's trail in the night safari. such as range, habitat, threats and any interesting facts.
SA: sometimes its a chore to be fun, u know??
it's a bit like army training you know.
we don't just fire our guns, we actually have to KNOW everything about our guns, our enemies' guns, the bullets, how far they go, the different sizes, what bullet types go with which guns.
wow, you could be an ace soldier.
This is news to me. The zoo training seems to set high standards. I don't even know 25% of the animals listed in this post.
Wow..... Yummy!!! Wonder the restaurant uncle will list those scientific names on their menu......
Well... definitely you miss 1 more tiger species.
They found in Singapore mostly lives in HDB Flat especially in AMK area called KELLY NX NXXR XXN... super fierce 1.
Lalalalalala
Forgot to mention that this tigeress last seen at 7 XXXXX South. And lives well along with other animals like MONKEY, LIZARD, ZEBRA, DooDI and of couse an audience thats me....
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