new species in bold.
1) European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus -- Styx Mill Reserve (Chch), NZ, 21 Jan
2) NZ fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri -- Kaikoura, NZ, 15 April
3) Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus -- Kaikoura, NZ, 15 April
4) Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus -- Kaikoura, NZ, 15 April
5) Crab-eating (long-tailed) macaque Macaca fascicularis -- Ubud (Bali), Indonesia, 30 May
6) Plantain squirrel Callosciurus notatus -- Ubud (Bali), Indonesia, 30 May
7) Rusa Cervus timorensis -- Baluran National Park (Java), Indonesia, 31 May
8) Small Asian mongoose Herpestes javanicus -- Baluran National Park (Java), Indonesia, 31 May
9) Common palm civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus -- Baluran National Park (Java), Indonesia, 31 May
10) Ebony (black) leaf monkey Trachypithecus auratus -- Baluran National Park (Java), Indonesia, 1 June
11) Ricefield rat Rattus argentiventer -- near Lewa (Sumba), Indonesia, 8 June
12) Javanese shrew Crocidura maxi -- Danau Ranamese (Flores), Indonesia, 22 June
13) Feral water buffalo Bubalis arnee (B. bubalis) -- Rinca, Indonesia, 24 June
14) Sulawesi warty pig Sus celebensis -- Rinca, Indonesia, 24 June
15) Sulawesi dwarf squirrel Prosciurillus murinus -- Tangkoko Reserve (Sulawesi), Indonesia, 9 July
16) Black crested macaque Macaca nigra -- Tangkoko Reserve (Sulawesi), Indonesia, 9 July
17) Spectral tarsier Tarsius tarsier -- Tangkoko Reserve (Sulawesi), Indonesia, 9 July
18) Silver-necked dwarf squirrel Prosciurillus leucomus -- Tangkoko Reserve (Sulawesi), Indonesia, 10 July
19) Heck's macaque Macaca hecki -- Nantu Reserve (Sulawesi), Indonesia, 18 July
20) Babirusa Babyrousa babyrussa -- Nantu Reserve (Sulawesi), Indonesia, 18 July
21) Lowland anoa Anoa (Bubalis) depressicornis -- Nantu Reserve (Sulawesi), Indonesia, 18 July
22) Sulawesi red-bellied squirrel Rubrisciurus rubriventer -- Nantu Reserve (Sulawesi), Indonesia, 19 July
24) Bear cuscus Ailurops ursinus -- Lore Lindu National Park (Sulawesi), Indonesia, 24 July
25) Variable giant squirrel Ratufa affinis -- Kubah National Park (Sarawak), Malaysia, 30 July
26) Black-eared pigmy squirrel Nannosciurus melanotis -- Kubah National Park (Sarawak), Malaysia, 30 July
27) Horse-tailed squirrel Sundasciurus hippurus -- Kubah National Park (Sarawak), Malaysia, 31 July
28) Proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus -- Bako National Park (Sarawak), Malaysia, 1 August
29) Bearded pig Sus barbatus -- Bako National Park (Sarawak), Malaysia, 1 August
30) Silvered leaf monkey Trachypithecus cristatus -- Bako National Park (Sarawak), Malaysia, 3 August
31) Colugo Cynocephalus variegatus -- Bako National Park (Sarawak), Malaysia, 3 August
32) Lesser tree shrew Tupaia minor -- Niah National Park (Sarawak), Malaysia, 7 August
33) Plain pigmy squirrel Exilisciurus exilis -- Niah National Park (Sarawak), Malaysia, 8 August
34) Bornean black-banded squirrel Callosciurus orestes -- Mt. Kinabalu National Park (Sabah), Malaysia, 15 August
35) Smooth-tailed tree shrew Dendrogale melanura -- Mt. Kinabalu National Park (Sabah), Malaysia, 16 August
36) Mountain tree shrew Tupaia montana -- Mt. Kinabalu National Park (Sabah), Malaysia, 17 August
37) Jentink's squirrel Sundasciurus jentinki -- Mt. Kinabalu National Park (Sabah), Malaysia, 17 August
38) Bornean mountain ground squirrel Dremomys everetti -- Mt. Kinabalu National Park (Sabah), Malaysia, 17 August
39) Whitehead's pigmy squirrel Exilisciurus whiteheadi -- Mt. Kinabalu National Park (Sabah), Malaysia, 18 August
40) Malay civet Viverra tangalunga -- Danum Valley (Sabah), Malaysia, 19 August
41) Sambar Cervus unicolor -- Danum Valley (Sabah), Malaysia, 19 August
42) Red leaf monkey (maroon langur) Presbytis rubicundus -- Danum Valley (Sabah), Malaysia, 20 August
43) Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus -- Danum Valley (Sabah), Malaysia, 21 August
44) Greater mouse deer Tragulus napu -- Danum Valley (Sabah), Malaysia, 21 August
45) Lesser short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis -- Danum Valley (Sabah), Malaysia, 21 August
46) Diademed roundleaf bat Hipposideros diadema -- Danum Valley (Sabah), Malaysia, 22 August
47) Low's squirrel Sundasciurus lowii -- Danum Valley (Sabah), Malaysia, 23 August
48) Mueller's (Bornean) gibbon Hylobates muelleri -- Danum Valley (Sabah), Malaysia, 23 August
49) Southern pig-tailed macaque Macaca nemestrina -- Kinabatangan River (Sabah), Malaysia, 24 August
50) Asian elephant Elephas maximus -- Kinabatangan River (Sabah), Malaysia, 24 August
51) Flat-headed cat Felis planiceps -- Kinabatangan River (Sabah), Malaysia, 25 August
52) Red giant flying squirrel Petaurista petaurista -- Sepilok (Sabah), Malaysia, 26 August
53) Prevost's squirrel Callosciurus prevostii -- Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok (Sabah), Malaysia, 27 August
54) Ear-spot squirrel Callosciurus adamsi -- Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok (Sabah), Malaysia, 29 August
55) Black giant flying squirrel Aeromys tephromelas -- Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok (Sabah), Malaysia, 29 August
56) Fawn roundleaf bat Hipposideros cervinus -- Poring Hot Springs (Sabah), Malaysia, 31 August
57) Bornean common tree shrew Tupaia longipes -- Poring Hot Springs (Sabah), Malaysia, 1 September
58) Small-toothed palm civet Arctogalidia trivirgata -- Poring Hot Springs (Sabah), Malaysia, 1 September
59) Brooke's squirrel Sundasciurus brookei -- Crocker Range National Park (Sabah), Malaysia, 15 September
60) Four-striped ground squirrel Lariscus hosei -- Crocker Range National Park (Sabah), Malaysia, 16 September
61) Slender squirrel Sundasciurus tenuis -- Singapore Botanic Gardens, 20 September
62) Sunda black-banded squirrel Callosciurus nigrovittatus -- Cibodas Botanic Gardens (Java), Indonesia, 23 September
63) Three-striped ground squirrel Lariscus insignis -- Mt. Gede-Pangrango National Park (Java), Indonesia, 23 September
64) Grizzled leaf monkey Presbytis comata -- Mt. Gede-Pangrango National Park (Java), Indonesia, 23 September
65) Horsfield's tree shrew Tupaia javanica -- Mt. Gede-Pangrango National Park (Java), Indonesia, 25 September
66) Bicoloured giant squirrel Ratufa bicolor -- Cibodas Botanic Gardens (Java), Indonesia, 25 September
67) Wild pig Sus scrofa -- Ujung Kulon National Park (Java), Indonesia, 2 October
68) Banteng Bos javanicus -- Ujung Kulon National Park (Java), Indonesia, 2 October
69) Large flying fox Pteropus vampyrus -- Ujung Kulon National Park (Java), Indonesia, 2 October
70) Lesser mouse deer Tragulus kanchil -- Way Kambas National Park (Sumatra), Indonesia, 10 October
71) Mitred leaf monkey Presbytis melalophos -- Mt. Kerinci (Sumatra), Indonesia, 16 October
72) Spotted giant flying squirrel Petaurista elegans -- Mt. Kerinci (Sumatra), Indonesia, 17 October
73) Siamang Symphalangus syndactylus -- Mt. Kerinci (Sumatra), Indonesia, 19 October
74) Thomas' leaf monkey Presbytis thomasi -- Gunung Leuser National Park (Sumatra), Indonesia, 25 October
75) Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii -- Gunung Leuser National Park (Sumatra), Indonesia, 25 October
76) Variable squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii -- Lumphini Park (Bangkok), Thailand, 12 November
77) European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus -- Christchurch, NZ, 16 November
Pretty respectable! How much work goes into nailing particularly the forest species?
John
well some of the species are stupidly easy (things like rusa or wild pigs which hang around National Park headquarters like dogs). In the forest the primates and squirrels are generally pretty easy just because they're diurnal and usually quite active, but even the monkeys can be hard sometimes where they're hunted (they vanish as soon as they see a person about). The other species are sort of luck -- you go out at night and see what you see. It does make for a tiring trip because you're out all day looking for birds and monkeys and then up half the night as well looking for civets or tarsiers, but its all good fun; if you don't put in the hours you don't get the results. There were lots of species I missed that I was sure I would have seen, like in Sulawesi where I only saw two of the macaques (black crested and Heck's) and completely failed to find any of the other five species even though most should have been relatively easy (that failure was really due to time constraints which only gave me a couple of days at each site). Of course there were also lots of species I saw that had to remain unidentified (hence the very few bats and rats in the list!)