IMPORTANCE OF THESE CREATURES These creatures may look worthless and look like a burden to be eliminated but they actually play a vital role in our ecosystem and without them we wont be able to survive in this world. All these creatures have their own unique roles that benefits us in someway. Lets start from the first animal in our list, the black shrew. Black shrews are really important to keep the population of insects in check as it is a veracious predator. Black shrew also help with the economy as a lot of people will come to Malaysia to look for this elusive mammal. The Sudan pangolin are also the same as this creature Next is the Malayan tapir. Malayan Tapir plays a huge role in maintaining the biodiversity of tropical ecosystems. They are known as the “umbrella species” that indirectly protects other species such as monkeys, deer, wild cats and many other variety of reptiles and plants. Without Malayan Tapirs, the life cycle in the rainforest will lose its balance and ...