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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 (Niviventer cremoriventer), Intermediate Roundleaf bats, Small Asian 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.

Small Asian 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
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.

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.