Lithocarpus porcatus is a Borneo endemic locally common in hill dipterocarp forest in a very restricted altitudinal range throughout the mountains of Borneo at altitudes of around 900-1,000m asl. (Tree Flora of Sabah & Sarawak).
Beaman et al (2001) list 4 records for Kinabalu all between 800-1,100m asl., including Sayap Kinabalu.
