New Carnivore Discovered in Borneo?

Exciting news coming from Borneo today. Several places on the web are reporting a newly discovered species from Borneo.

This image was taken from a motion censored camera placed in the forest. (The “spotlights” for eyes is common when nocturnal animals get their pictures taken by a flash.) If comfirmed, this would represent the first new species of carnivore found in Borneo since 1895.

Stephan Wulffraat, a dutch biologist helping look for the species said

We have consulted several Bornean wildlife experts. Some thought it looked like a lemur, but most were convinced it was a new species of carnivore.

Depressingly, before we’ve even had a chance to learn what this animal is, we could lose it. Indonesian officials are considering the large-scaled clearing of the forest for a palm oil planation.

Borneo is also home to some highly unusual animals, particularly gliders. The Colugo (the world’s most advanced glider), flying snakes, flying frogs, flying lizards, and flying geckos.