Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae
– Critically Endangered
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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CARNIVORA
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Family:
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FELIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae
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Infra-specific Authority:
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Pocock, 1929
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Common Name/s:
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SUMATRAN TIGER (Eng)
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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CR C1+2a(i) ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Cat Specialist Group
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Evaluator/s:
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Nowell, K., Breitenmoser, U., Breitenmoser, C. & Jackson, P. (Cat Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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The Sumatran tiger’s effective population size is estimated at approximately 250 mature individuals, with a declining trend, and no subpopulation estimated to contain more than 50 mature individuals.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Found only on the island of Sumatera, Indonesia.
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Countries:
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Native:
Indonesia (Sumatera)
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Population
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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The Sumatran tiger is found in lowland and montane rainforest on the island of Sumatera.
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System:
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Terrestrial
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Threats
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Threats:
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The Sumatran tiger has suffered from poaching, as well as loss of habitat to human settlement, and conflict with people over livestock predation (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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Included on CITES Appendix I. The major reserves for tigers on Sumatra are Gunung Leuser II in the north-west of the island; Kerinci Seblat along the south-east coast, Way Kambas II, and Berbak IV on the northern coast. Habitat within Kerinci Seblat is significantly fragmented, and tiger populations are probably also fragmented (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
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