Abstract
A small mammal study carried out in the forest of Belalong in the Temburong District of Brunei Darussalam, showed that 18 species of small mammals (insectivores, tupaiids and rodents) occurred in the dipterocarp forests as compared to 14 species in the riparian habitats. While some small mammals were exclusive to either the dipterocarp or riparian habitats, others were recorded in both habitats. It is inferred that competition between Maxomys surifer and M. rajah has displaced the former to the riparian areas. Habitat disturbance of a riparian area appears to have led to a population increase in two murid species, Maxomys muelleri and Rattus exulans.
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