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Mt. Rinjani Trekking What You Might
See
Lombok Indonesia
Rinjani
Mountain National
Park lies with the major transition Zone (Wallace
Line)
where the Flora and Fauna of South East Asia makes a
dramatic transition into that which is typical of
Australasia. The park has rich variety of plants and
animals, although they can be hard to spot due to the
terrain and rain forest cover.
Sometimes seen early in
the mornings is the the Rare Black Ebony Leaf Monkey,
known locally as Lutung. The long tailed grey
macaque or Kera is common in Lombok and older
males are seen on the crater rim. Rusa Deer are
forest dwellers and are occasionally seen along the
Rinajani trek trail. The smaller Barking Deer or
Kijang has an alarm call with a distinct dog-like
bark. Look for the disturbed ground where the while pig
or Babi hutan has been foraging. Also found in the
forest is the Leopard Cat or Bodok Alas,
Palm civet or Ujat
and Porcupine or
Landak.
A variety of colorful birds live
in the forests of the park. Perhaps the best-known icon of the
park is Sulphur Crested Cockatoo that is not found any
further west Lombok. Many of the forest-dwelling animals,
insects, birds, civets and monkeys owe their survival to the
the wild fig tree or Beringin as provider of food and shelter.
The pine like Casuarina Species, Cemara, are
feature of the grassy higher slopes. Orchids or
Anggrek are also a feature of the grassland areas, as is
Edelweiss or Bunga Abadi are growing above the
three line it is a beautiful icon of the park and and one of
our best known sub-alpine plants.
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