Fauna
These forests are home to wildlife including gibbons, orangutans, and crocodiles. In particular the riverbanks of the swamps are important habitats for the Crab-eating Macaque (Macaca fascicularis) and the Silvery Lutung (Presbytis cristata) and are the main habitat of Borneo's unique and endangered Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) which can swim well in the rivers, and the Borneo Roundleaf Bat (Hipposideros doriae). There are two birds endemic to the peat forests, the Javan White-eye (Zosterops flavus) and the Hook-billed Bulbul (Setornis criniger) while more than 200 species of birds have been recorded in Tanjung Puting National Park in Kalimantan. Rivers of the peat swamps are home to the rare arowana fish (Scleropages formosus), otters, waterbirds, false gharials and crocodiles.
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