Wildlife of Deramakot Forest Reserve
nature reserve · Malaysia
Deramakot Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Malaysia covering about 556 km². Our database links 18 mammals and 253 birds species to it, and it features in 2 trip reports.
What wildlife can you see at Deramakot Forest Reserve?
At least 18 mammal and 253 bird species are recorded at Deramakot Forest Reserve (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Malay Civet, Otter Civet, Sunda Stink Badger and Sunda Leopard Cat.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Philippine Palm Civet 11 rec.
- Prevost's Squirrel 10 rec.
- Javan Chevrotain 10 rec.
- Small-toothed Palm Civet 9 rec.
- Thomas's Flying Squirrel 8 rec.
- Maroon Langur 8 rec.
- Malay Civet 6 rec.
- Horse-tailed Squirrel 6 rec.
- Low's Squirrel 6 rec.
- Banded Palm Civet 5 rec.
- Sunda Colugo 4 rec.
- Pale Giant Squirrel 4 rec.
- Red Giant Flying Squirrel 3 rec.
- Greater Indo-Malayan Chevrotain 3 rec.
- Large Treeshrew 3 rec.
- Otter Civet · listed by our guide
- Sunda Stink Badger · listed by our guide
- Sunda Leopard Cat · listed by our guide
Birds most often recorded
- Malaysian Pied-Fantail 410 rec.
- Whiskered Treeswift 396 rec.
- Dusky Munia 392 rec.
- Silver-rumped Spinetail 385 rec.
- Rhinoceros Hornbill 351 rec.
- Pacific Swallow 342 rec.
- Greater Coucal 323 rec.
- Yellow-bellied Prinia 310 rec.
- Crested Serpent-Eagle 307 rec.
- Bronzed Drongo 292 rec.
- Bold-striped Tit-Babbler 290 rec.
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher 266 rec.
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill 256 rec.
- Sunda Crow 255 rec.
- Ashy Tailorbird 229 rec.
- Sooty-capped Babbler 227 rec.
- Blue-throated Bee-eater 221 rec.
- Black-eared Barbet 218 rec.
- Black Hornbill 214 rec.
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 203 rec.
- Great Argus 200 rec.
- Chestnut-winged Babbler 199 rec.
- Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot 194 rec.
- Plaintive Cuckoo 189 rec.
- Brown Fulvetta 186 rec.
- Red-eyed Bulbul 185 rec.
- Asian Fairy-bluebird 183 rec.
- Lesser Green Leafbird 177 rec.
- Ventriloquial Oriole 176 rec.
- Black-naped Monarch 175 rec.
223 more birds on the full list.
Trip reports from Deramakot Forest Reserve
- Borneo's Rare Mammals Tour 2024 Trip Report — Royle Safaris
- Sabah, Borneo, July 2022 Trip Report — Jon Hall (mammalwatching.com)
Nearby wildlife sites
- Danum Valley Conservation Area 53 km · 445 species
- Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve 76 km · 405 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Deramakot Forest Reserve in our Borneo guide.
3 species are listed for this place by our own guides.
GBIF download for Malaysia: doi:10.15468/dl.ck39ea.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.