Microtropis sarawakensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Microtropis sarawakensis faces severe pressure from rapid deforestation across Borneo, where lowland and hill dipterocarp forests are being cleared for oil palm plantations and logging operations. The species' restricted range in Sarawak makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, as remaining forest patches become increasingly isolated. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns that could affect the humid forest conditions this endemic species requires.
Habitat
This endemic species inhabits lowland and hill dipterocarp forests of Sarawak, Borneo, typically found in primary and mature secondary forest environments. It occurs in humid tropical rainforest conditions at elevations from sea level to approximately 800 meters.