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Java is an island of Indonesia in Southeast Asia and one of the Greater Sunda Islands, lying between the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. It is the most populous island in the world, with an estimated 159 million people, about 56 percent of Indonesia's population living on only about 7 percent of its land area, and the national capital Jakarta stands on its northwestern coast. Geologically the island was built by volcanic eruptions as the Australian Plate subducts beneath the Sunda Plate, and a chain of volcanic mountains forms an east to west spine along its length. It covers about 132,644 square kilometres including Madura and smaller offshore islands. The highest of its volcanoes is Mount Semeru at 3,676 metres, while Mount Merapi is the most active volcano in Indonesia. Java was the centre of Hindu-Buddhist empires, Islamic sultanates and Dutch colonial rule, and five of Indonesia's UNESCO World Heritage sites are found on it. It is divided into four provinces and two special regions.

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Area (sq km)
132,644.29 1
Highest Elevation (m)
3676 1
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Source Arrow flying squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead
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It is endemic to Java and Bangka, Indonesia.

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Source Banded linsang (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
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The banded linsang occurs in Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Java, Bangka and Belitung Islands.

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Source Black-capped fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Java
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The range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (Payne et al. 1985).

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Source Black-eared squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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This tiny squirrel is found in forests in Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

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Source Black-striped squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is found throughout Java, Sumatra, southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and numerous small islands.

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Source Cave nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Java
Quote, Distribution, Java
E. spelaea lives in Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi and some other small islands), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, India and Timor-Leste.

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Source East Javan langur (Wikipedia)Lead, range (Java)
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It is found on the island of Java, as well as on several of the surrounding Indonesian islands.

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Source Elephas hysudrindicus (Wikipedia)Distribution
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is a species of extinct elephant from the Pleistocene of Java

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Source Indonesian mountain weasel (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct
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The Indonesian mountain weasel (Mustela lutreolina) is a species of weasel that lives on the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia at montane elevations over 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in tropical rainforests.

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Source Javan rusa (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (java)
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natively occurs on the islands of Java, Bali and Timor in Indonesia

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Source Javan slow loris (Wikipedia)Distribution
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The Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus) is a strepsirrhine primate and a species of slow loris native to the western and central portions of the island of Java, in Indonesia.

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Source Javan surili (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, java
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The Javan surili occurs in the western half of Java, Indonesia.

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Source Javan warty pig (Wikipedia)Lead
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It is endemic to the Indonesian islands Java and Bawean

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Source Large flying fox (Wikipedia)Distribution, Java
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The large flying fox ranges from Malay Peninsula, to the Philippines in the east and Indonesian Archipelago of Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Timor in the south.

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Source Leschenault's rousette (Wikipedia)Distribution, Java
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Leschenault's rousette is found in southern Asia where it occurs in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China (including Macau and Hong Kong), Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra, Java, Bali and the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia.

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Source Long-tongued nectar bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Java
Quote, Distribution, Java
Its wide geographical range includes Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, southern Philippines, Java, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and northern Australia.

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Source Minute fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead, Java
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It is found in Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Sulawesi.

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Source Presbytis (Wikipedia)Lead, range (Java)
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Members of the genus live in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, on Sumatra, Borneo, Java and smaller nearby islands.

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Source Pygmy fruit bat (Wikipedia)Distribution, Java
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A. alecto is confined to montane forest above 1000 m from Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Java.

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Source Rufous-fronted laughingthrush (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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It is endemic to Java

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Source Silvery lutung (Wikipedia)Distribution, range (Java)
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The silvery lutung is found across Borneo, Sumatra, and Java, as well as in parts of the southwestern Malay Peninsula, the Natuna Islands, and other nearby islands.

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Source Small-toothed palm civet (Wikipedia)Lead
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The small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata), also known as the three-striped palm civet, is a viverrid native to dense forests from Northeast India to mainland Southeast Asia and the islands of Borneo, Sumatra and Java.

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Source Sody's tree rat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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recorded only in bamboo forest in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java, Indonesia

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Source Southern red muntjac (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (java)
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is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Petaurista elegansGeographic Range
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Vietnam. Their range also includes the islands of Sumatra, Java and Borneo, as well

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Source Stegoloxodon (Wikipedia)Lead and species accounts, distribution, geographic distribution
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S. indonesicus from Java

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Source Stegoloxodon (Wikipedia)Species account, distribution
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It contains two species, S. indonesicus from Java, and S. celebensis from Sulawesi

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Source Trachypithecus (Wikipedia)Lead, range (Java)
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Their range is much of Southeast Asia (northeast India, Vietnam, southern China, Borneo, Thailand, Java, and Bali).

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Source West Javan langur (Wikipedia)Lead, living or extinct
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Its range is restricted to the island of Java west of Jakarta.

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Source Yellow-throated hanging parrot (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali.
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1. Java (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, area
    at about 132,644.29 square kilometres (51,214.25 mi2) (including Madura
  • Volcanoes, highest
    The highest volcano in Java is Mount Semeru, 3,676 metres (12,060 ft).
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead
    Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in the South East Asian country of Indonesia.
  • Part Of: Indonesia, Lead
    Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in the South East Asian country of Indonesia.
  • Shaped By: Subduction, Lead, formation
    Java was formed by volcanic eruptions due to geologic subduction of the Australian Plate under the Sunda Plate.
  • Shaped By: Volcanism, Lead, volcanic formation
    Java was formed by volcanic eruptions due to geologic subduction of the Australian Plate under the Sunda Plate.
  • In Group: Marine and Coastal Landforms (World), Lead
    Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in the South East Asian country of Indonesia.
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Greater Sunda Islands (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Greater Sunda Islands, Lead, member islands
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The islands, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi and Sumatra, are internationally recognised for their ecological diversity and rich culture.
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