Malaysia Flora And Fauna
Japanese farmers may benefit from rising global temperatures.
Malaysia flora and fauna. However he said it is not an easy task due to many factors including poaching activities in the country s forests. Bordering east malaysia the sulu sea is a biodiversity hotspot with around 600 coral species and 1200 fish species. Around a third of the park s area is covered by lowland dipterocarp forest characterized by massive buttressed trees and allowing only sparse growth at ground level the world s largest flower the parasitic and elusive rafflesia occasionally blooms in the lowland forest between 900m and 1800m you ll come across the oaks chestnuts ferns and mosses including the.
Only 16 of the land snakes are venomous notable among these are the malayan pit viper king cobras dumeril s monitors malay water monitors and estuarine crocodiles the king cobra is the deadliest snake found but it is rarely encountered the reticulated python is said to grow. Flora and fauna in malaysia. Guys in malaysia 250 reptile species have been recorded with about 150 species of snakesand 80 species of lizards.
Malaysia information includes a brief description of flora and fauna national coat of arms malaysia s flag history rukun negara national anthem national flower. Conservation of malaysian flora. The country has 1 141 threatened species of plants and animals as of 2008 and 14 per cent of all its mammals are endangered due to threats such as.
Rising global temperatures have extended the growing season in southern japan making two rice crops possible through a farming technique known as rice rattooning. Five species of sea turtles inhabit the area along with. Malaysia s rainforest is the habitat to the biological diversity of flora and fauna from the smallest microscopic organisms and bacteria and to the largest species such as mammals fish and birds.
Todate there are more than 17 631 species of plants which include 377 algae 1 387 briofit prophytes 1 600 paku pakis or ferns 61 gimnospirm 4 180 monokot monocots and 10 026 dikot dicots. The mountainous ridges and forests of malaysia provide optimal environmental conditions for the growth and survival of these and other native plant species. Flora fauna news view all.
The tropical circumstances and the extensive rainforests have led to a huge diversity of plant and animal species. The waters around sipadan island are the most biodiverse in the world. However most of these plants grow in lower to middle elevations and are thus prone to human encroachment.
Malaysia s flora and fauna are under threat. Kuala lumpur oct 21 malaysia is trying its best to safeguard the country s flora and fauna said prime minister tun dr mahathir mohamad.
