Misool

Misool is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia. Its area is 2034 km². The highest point is 535 m and the main town is Waigama, on the island's northern coast, and Lilinta.

Other main islands off the western end of West Papua are Salawati, Batanta, Kofiau and Waigeo.

Fauna

• Echymipera kalubu, Common Spiny Bandicoot
• Echymipera rufescens
• Dorcopsis muelleri
• Phalanger orientalis
• Spilocuscus maculatus
• Petaurus breviceps
• Macroglossus minimus
• Melanotaenia misoolensis, Misool rainbowfish
• Nyctimene aello
• Pteropus conspicillatus
• Asellicus tricuspidatus
• Pipistrellus papuanus

References

• Allen, G. 1996. Melanotaenia misoolensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
• Traditional kingdoms of Maluku, early 15th century, and the spheres of influence of Ternate and Tidore, early 16th century
• Jelle Miedema, Perspectives on the Bird's Head of Irian Jaya, Indonesia: Proceedings of the Conference Leiden, 13-17 October 1997