Publications

Peer reviewed articles

Khwaja, H, Buchan, C., Wearn, O.R., [and 69 others, including Mathai, J. and Wong, S.T.] 2019. Pangolins in global camera trap data: Implications for ecological monitoring. Global Ecology and Conservation e00769. Download

Wong, S.T., Belant, J.L., Sollmann, R., Mohamed, A., Niedballa, J., Mathai, J., Street, G.M. and Wilting, A. 2019. Influence of body mass, sociality, and movement behavior on improved detection probabilities when using a second camera trap. Global Ecology and Conservation e00791. Download

Mathai, J., Niedballa, J., Radchuk, V., Sollmann, R., Heckmann, I., Brodie, J., Struebig, M., Hearn, A.J., Ross, J., Macdonald, D.W., Hon, J. and Wilting, A. 2019. Identifying refuges for Borneo’s elusive Hose’s civet. Global Ecology and Conservation e00531. Download

Wong, S.T., Belant, J.L., Sollmann, R., Mohamed, A., Niedballa, J., Mathai, J., Meijaard, E., Street, G.M., Kissing, J., Mannan, S. and Wilting, A. 2018. Habitat associations of the Sunda stink-badger Mydaus javanensis in three forest reserves in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Mammalian Biology 88: 75-80. Download.

Fischer, J.H., Jones, S.E.I., Brodie, J.F., Marshall, A.J., Setiawan, E., Wain, A., van Berkel, T.B.T., Wearn, O.R., van der Kaaden, A., Granados, A., Mathai, J., Cheyne, S.M. and Denny, M.J.H. 2017. The potential value of camera-trap studies for identifying , ageing, sexing and studying the phenology of Bornean Lophura pheasants. Forktail 33: 92-102. Download.

Mathai, J., Sollman, R., Meredith, M.E., Belant, J.L., Niedballa, J., Buckingham, L., Wong, S.T., Asad, S. and Wilting, A. 2017. Fine-scale distributions of carnivores in a logging concession in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Mammalian Biology 86: 56-65. Download. Appendices.

Distribution of and conservation priorities for Bornean small carnivores and cats. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 33. Editors: Andreas Wilting, J.W. Duckworth, Christine Breitenmoser-Würsten, Jerrold L. Belant and John Mathai. http://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/nus/index.php/supplements?id=369

Mathai, J., Duckworth, J. W., Meijaard, E., Fredriksson, G., Hon, J., Sebastian, A., Ancrenaz, M., Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Cheyne, S., Borneo Carnivore Consortium and Wilting, A. 2016. Carnivore conservation planning on Borneo: identifying key carnivore landscapes, research priorities and conservation interventions. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 186-217. Download

Mathai, J., Brodie, J., Giordano, A., Alfred, R., Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of Hose’s civet Diplogale hosei (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 118-125. Download

Semiadi, G., Ross, J., Hearn, A. J., Heydon, M., Samejima, H., Mathai, J., Augeri, D., Fredriksson, G., Lim, N. T. L., Rustam, Mohamed, A., Boonratana, R., Brodie, J. F., Giordano, A., Nakashima, Y., van Berkel, T., Hon, J., Loken, B., Marshall, A. J., Macdonald, D. W., Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the binturong Arctictis binturong (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 96-102. Download

Duckworth, J. W., Fredriksson, G., Heydon, M., Alfred, R., Boonratana, R., Eaton, J., Hall, J., Marshall, A. J., Nakashima, Y., Samejima, H., Augeri, D. M., Cheyne, S. M., Hearn, A. J., Lim, N. T. L., Mathai, J., Ross, J., Rustam, Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of small-toothed palm civet Arctogalidia trivirgata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 103-110. Download

Ross, J., Hearn, A. J., Macdonald, D. W., Semiadi, G., Alfred, R., Mohamed, A., Brodie, J. F., Giordano, A., Heydon, M., Hon, J., Rustam, Mathai, J., Fredriksson, G., Boonratana, R., Loken, B., Marshall, A. J., van Berkel, T., Lim, N. T. L., Cheyne, S. M., Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the banded civet Hemigalus derbyanus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 111-117. Download

Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Macdonald, D. W., Samejima, H., Heydon, M., Bernard, H., Augeri, D. M., Fredriksson, G., Hon, J., Mathai, J., Mohamed, A., Rustam, Meijaard, E., Hunter, L. T. B., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the bay cat Catopuma badia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 165-172. Download

Duckworth, J. W., Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Samejima, H., Mohamed, A., Chyene, S. M., Alfred, R., Augeri, D. M., Mathai, J., Heydon, M., Boonratana, R., Rustam, Semiadi, G., van Berkel, T., Brodie, J. F., Giordano, A., Eaton, J., Fredriksson, G., Hall, J., Hon, J., Nakashima, Y., Macdonald, D. W., Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of short-tailed mongoose Herpestes brachyurus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 132-141. Download

Hon, J., Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Mohamed, A., Alfred, R., Samejima, H., Cheyne, S. M., Semiadi, G., Rustam, Boonratana, R., Fredriksson, G., Mathai, J., Lim, N. T. L., Marshall, A. J., Macdonald, D. W., Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the collared mongoose Herpestes semitorquatus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 142-148. Download

Meijaard, E., Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Fredriksson, G., Mathai, J., Nakashima, Y., Bernard, H., Boonratana, R., Hall, J., Lim, N. T. L., Marshall, A. J., Pilgrim, J. D., Samejima, H., Robson, C., Macdonald, D. W., Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the Malay weasel Mustela nudipes (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 50-54. Download

Hon, J., Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Samejima, H., Augeri, D. M., Mathai, J., Mohamed, A., Boonratana, R., Fredriksson, G., Cheyne, S. M., Heydon, M., Rustam, Alfred, R., Semiadi, G., Bernard, H., Macdonald, D. W., Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula (Mammalia: Carnivora: Mustelidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 42-49. Download

Semiadi, G., Ross, J., Hearn, A. J., Macdonald, D. W., Mathai, J., Augeri, D. M., Fredriksson, G., Rustam, Alfred, R., Hall, J., Heydon, M., Brodie, J. F., Marshall, A. J., Eaton, J. A., Mohamed, A., Samejima, H., Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the masked palm civet Paguma larvata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 89-95. Download

Mohamed, A., Ross, J., Hearn, A. J., Cheyne, S. M., Alfred, R., Bernard, H., Boonratana, R., Samejima, H., Heydon, M., Augeri, D. M., Brodie, J., Giordano, A., Fredriksson, G., Hall, J., Loken, B., Nakahima, Y., Pilgrim, J. D., Rustam, Semiadi, G., van Berkel, T., Hon, J., Lim, N. T. L., Marshall, A. J., Mathai, J., Macdonald, D. W., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 180-185. Download

Duckworth, J. W., Samejima, H., Semiadi, G., Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Fredriksson, G., Cheyne, S. M., Heydon, M., Augeri, D. M., Brodie, J., Giordano, A., Nakashima, Y., Boonratana, R., Hon, J., Marshall, A. J., Mathai, J., Macdonald, D. W., Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of banded linsang Prionodon linsang (Mammalia: Carnivora: Prionodontidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 71-77. Download

Rustam, Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Alfred, R., Samejima, H., Heydon, M., Cheyne, S. M., Brodie, J., Giordano, A., Bernard, J., Boonratana, R., Loken, B., Mohamed, A., Augeri, D. M., Eaton, J., Hon, J., Marshall, A. J., Mathai, J., Semiadi, G., Macdonald, D. W., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the marbled cat Pardofelis marmorata (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo.Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 157-164. Download

Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Macdonald, D. W., Bolongon, G., Cheyne, S. M., Mohamed, A., Samejima, H., Brodie, J., Giordano, A., Alfred, R., Boonratana, R., Bernard, H., Loken, B., Augeri, D. M., Heydon, M., Hon, J., Mathai, J., Marshall, A. J., Pilgrim, J. D., Hall, J., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, A. 2016. Predicted distribution of the Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo.Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 149-157. Download

Ross, J., Hearn, A. J., Macdonald, D. W., Alfred, R., Cheyne, S. M., Mohamed, A., Boonratana, R., Bernard, H., Hon, J., Rustam, Brodie, J. F., Giordano, A., Heydon, M., Semiadi, G., Mathai, J., Fredriksson, G., Marshall, A. J., Pilgrim, J. D., van Berkel, T., Belant, J. L., Kramer-Schadt, S. and Wilting, W. 2016. Predicted distribution of the Malay civet Viverra Tangalunga (Mammalia: Carnivora: Viverridae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 33: 78-83. Download

Asad, S., Mathai, J., Laird, D., Ong, N. and Buckingham, L. 2015. Preliminary herpetofaunal inventory of a logging concession in the Upper Baram, Sarawak, Borneo. Herpetological Review 46(1):64-68. Download

Struebig, Matthew J., A. Wilting, D. L. A. Gaveau, E. Meijaard, Robert J. Smith, T. Abdullah, N. Abram, R. Alfred, M. Ancrenaz, Dave M. Augeri, Jerrold L. Belant, H. Bernard, M. Bezuijen, A. Boonman, R. Boonratana, T. Boorsma, C. Breitenmoser-Würsten, J. Brodie, Susan M. Cheyne, C. Devens, J. W. Duckworth, N. Duplaix, J. Eaton, C. Francis, G. Fredriksson, Anthony J. Giordano, C. Gonner, J. Hall, Mark E. Harrison, Andrew J. Hearn, I. Heckmann, M. Heydon, H. Hofer, J. Hon, S. Husson, Faisal A. Anwarali Khan, T. Kingston, D. Kreb, M. Lammertink, D. Lane, F. Lasmana, Lim B. Liat, Norman T.-L. Lim, J. Lindenborn, B. Loken, David W. Macdonald, Andrew J. Marshall, I. Maryanto, J. Mathai, William J. McShea, A. Mohamed, M. Nakabayashi, Y. Nakashima, J. Niedballa, S. Noerfahmy, S. Persey, A. Peter, S. Pieterse, John D. Pilgrim, E. Pollard, S. Purnama, A. Rafiastanto, V. Reinfelder, C. Reusch, C. Robson, J. Ross, R. Rustam, L. Sadikin, H. Samejima, E. Santosa, I. Sapari, H. Sasaki, Anne K. Scharf, G. Semiadi, Chris R. Shepherd, R. Sykes, T. van Berkel, K. Wells, B. Wielstra, A. Wong, M. Fischer, K. Metcalfe, and S. Kramer-Schadt. 2015. Targeted Conservation to Safeguard a Biodiversity Hotspot from Climate and Land-Cover Change. Current Biology 25(3): 372–378; doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.067. Download

Mathai, J., Buckingham L. and Ong, N. 2014. Borneo bay cat and other felids in a logging concession in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Cat News 60:34-35. Download

Mathai, J., Jathanna, D. and Duckworth, J. W. 2013. How useful are transect surveys for studying carnivores in the tropical rainforests of Borneo? Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 28:9-20. Download

Kramer-Schadt, S., Niedballa, J., Pilgrim, J., Schroder, B., Lindenborn, J., Reinfelder, V., Stillfried, M., Heckmann, I., Scharf, A., Augeri, D., Cheyne, S., Hearn, A., Ross, J., Macdonald, D., Mathai, J., Eaton, J., Marshall, A., Semiadi, G., Rustam, R., Bernard, H., Alfred, A., Samejima, H., Duckworth, J., Breitenmoser-Würsten, C., Belant, J., Hofer, H. and Wilting, A. 2013. The importance of correcting for sampling bias in MaxEnt species distribution models. Diversity and Distributions 19(11):1366-1379. Download

Jennings, A. P., Mathai, J., Brodie, J. F., Giordano, A. and Veron, G. 2013. Predicted distributions and conservation status of two threatened Southeast Asian small carnivores: the banded civet and Hose’s civet. Mammalia 77(3):261-271. Download

Mathai, J., Juat, N. & Peter, A. 2010. Carnivore records, including updated records of the endemic Hose’s Civet Diplogale hosei, from a logging concession in the Upper Baram, Sarawak. Sarawak Museum Journal LXVII (88): 159-188. Download

Mathai, J., Hon, J., Juat, N., Peter, A. & Gumal, M. 2010. Small carnivores in a logging concession in the Upper Baram, Sarawak, Borneo. Small Carnivore Conservation 42: 1-9. (Cover Article) Download

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species assessments

Duckworth, J.W., Mathai, J., Ross, J. & Wilting, A. 2016. Herpestes brachyurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1. Download Short-tailed Mongoose Assessment

Duckworth, J.W., Timmins, R.J., Chutipong, W., Choudhury, A., Mathai, J., Willcox, D.H.A., Ghimirey, Y., Chan, B. & Ross, J. 2016. Paguma larvata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1. Download Masked Palm Civet Assessment

Duckworth, J.W., Mathai, J., Chutipong, W., Brodie, J. & Wilting, A. 2016. Prionodon linsang. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1. Download Banded Linsang Assessment

Duckworth, J.W., Mathai, J., Wilting, A., Holden, J., Hearn, A. & Ross, J. 2016. Viverra tangalunga. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1. Download Malay Civet Assessment

Mathai, J., Duckworth, J.W., Wilting, A., Hearn, A. & Brodie, J. 2015. Diplogale hosei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4.
Download Hose’s Civet Assessment

Mathai, J., Hearn, A., Brodie, J., Wilting, A., Duckworth, J.W., Ross, J., Holden, J., Gemita, E. & Hon, J. 2015. Herpestes Semitorquatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4.
Download Collared Mongoose Assessment

Ross, J., Brodie, J., Cheyne, S., Chutipong, W., Hedges, L., Hearn, A., Linkie, M., Loken, B., Mathai, J., McCarthy, J., Ngoprasert, D., Tantipisanuh, N., Wilting, A. & Haider, I.A. 2015. Hemigalus derbyanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4.
Download Banded Civet Assessment

Hearn, A., Ross, J., Brodie, J., Cheyne, S., Haidir, I.A., Loken, B., Mathai, J., Wilting, A. & McCarthy, J. 2015. Neofelis diardi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.4.
Download Sunda Clouded Leopard Assessment

Wilting, A., Brodie, J., Cheyne, S., Hearn, A., Lynam, A., Mathai, J., McCarthy, J., Meijaard, E., Mohamed, A., Ross, J., Sunarto, S. & Traeholt, C. 2015. Prionailurus planiceps. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Download Flat-headed Cat Assessment

R Package

Juergen Niedballa, Alexandre Courtiol, Rahel Sollmann, John Mathai, Seth Timothy Wong, An The Truong Nguyen, Azlan bin Mohamed, Andrew Tilker and Andreas Wilting. 2015. camtrapR: Camera Trap Photograph Management and Preparation of Occupancy Analyses. R package version 0.99.1.

Non peer-reviewed articles

Mathai, J. 2010. Hose’s Civet: Borneo’s mysterious carnivore. Nature Watch 18(4): 2-9. (Cover Article) Download