Wildlife of Gunung Mulu National Park
national park · Malaysia
Gunung Mulu National Park is a national park in Malaysia covering about 526 km². Our database links 23 mammals and 272 birds species to it.
What wildlife can you see at Gunung Mulu National Park?
At least 23 mammal and 272 bird species are recorded at Gunung Mulu National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Wrinkle-lipped Free-tailed Bat, Bat Hawk and Rhinoceros Hornbill.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Fawn-colored Roundleaf Bat 87 rec.
- Least Pygmy Squirrel 9 rec.
- Large-eared Horseshoe Bat 7 rec.
- Diadem Roundleaf Bat 6 rec.
- Little Long-fingered Bat 6 rec.
- Indomalayan Long-tailed Giant Rat 6 rec.
- Müller's Rat 5 rec.
- Horsfield's Myotis 5 rec.
- Lesser Dawn Bat 5 rec.
- Bornean Spotted-winged Fruit Bat 5 rec.
- Mountain Treeshrew 5 rec.
- Lucas's Short-nosed Fruit Bat 4 rec.
- Creagh's Horseshoe Bat 4 rec.
- Minute Short-nosed Fruit Bat 4 rec.
- Bornean Horseshoe Bat 4 rec.
- Montane Bornean White-bellied Rat 3 rec.
- Common Pygmy Fruit Bat 3 rec.
- Bare-backed Rousette 3 rec.
- Mountain Giant Rat 3 rec.
- Dayak Roundleaf Bat 3 rec.
3 more mammals on the full list.
Birds most often recorded
- Pacific Swallow 162 rec.
- Plume-toed Swiftlet 151 rec.
- Black-eared Barbet 128 rec.
- Chestnut-winged Babbler 126 rec.
- Little Spiderhunter 124 rec.
- Bat Hawk 124 rec.
- Brown-throated Sunbird 118 rec.
- Rufous-tailed Tailorbird 113 rec.
- Red-eyed Bulbul 113 rec.
- Dusky Munia 109 rec.
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill 108 rec.
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher 103 rec.
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 102 rec.
- Orange-bellied Flowerpecker 100 rec.
- Asian Fairy-bluebird 92 rec.
- Red-throated Barbet 92 rec.
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 88 rec.
- Ashy Tailorbird 85 rec.
- Black-naped Monarch 83 rec.
- Gold-whiskered Barbet 78 rec.
- Crimson Sunbird 76 rec.
- Asian Glossy Starling 74 rec.
- Black-and-red Broadbill 72 rec.
- Scarlet-rumped Trogon 67 rec.
- Yellow-vented Bulbul 66 rec.
- Black Hornbill 63 rec.
- Black-throated Babbler 61 rec.
- Greater Coucal 61 rec.
- Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker 61 rec.
- Scaly-crowned Babbler 60 rec.
242 more birds on the full list.
Nearby wildlife sites
- Ulu Temburong National Park (approx. area) 65 km · 238 species
- Loagan-Bunut-Nationalpark (approx. area) 72 km · 77 species
- Pulong Tau National Park (approx. area) 76 km · 112 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Gunung Mulu National Park in our Borneo guide.
1 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.