Amazing Animals of Indonesia

Amazing Animals of Indonesia

Filmed in Indonesia: Java, Bali,
Borneo, Nusa Penida and Sumatra in years 2018 and 2019. 

Sundaland includes
Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the smaller surrounding islands, and has a total of
381 mammal species, of which 173 are endemic to this region.

Two species of orangutans, Borneo
orangutans and Sumatran orangutans are listed in the IUCN red list. Other
mammals, such as the Borneo proboscis monkey, the Sumatran rhinoceros and the
Javan rhinoceros, are also seriously threatened. A total of 771 different bird
species are found in Sundaland. 146 of them are endemic to the region.

Java and Bali have at least 20
endemic species, including the Bali starling and the Javan plover. 449 species
in 125 genera of reptiles are estimated to live in Sundaland and around 1000
fish species are known to live in the rivers, lakes, and swamps of Sundaland.
45% of Indonesia is uninhabited and covered by tropical forests, however, a
high population growth and industrialisation, has affected the existence of
animals in Indonesia.

The wildlife trade has had a
detrimental effect on Indonesia's fauna, including rhinoceroses, orangutans,
tigers, elephants, and certain species of amphibians. Around 40 primates of the
200 primate species in the world found in Indonesian forests.

Four Indonesian primates were
included among the 25 most endangered primates in the world; they are the
Sumatran orangutan, the Siau Island tarsier, the Javan slow loris and the
pig-tailed langur Extinct Animals Bali Tiger is first know extinct animal in
Indonesia, then following by Javan Tiger.




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