Based on 2004 data, Sumatran tiger population in the wild only about 400 tail only. As the main predators in the food chain, tigers maintain a population of wild prey under their control, so the balance between prey and vegetation they eat can be maintained.
Sumatran tigers face two types of threats to survive: they lose their habitat due to high rates of deforestation and are threatened by illegal trade where parts of their bodies are traded at high prices on the black market for traditional medicines, jewelry, amulets and decorations. Sumatran tiger can only be found on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Physical characteristics
The Sumatran tiger has the relatively smallest body of all tiger sub-species living today.
Adult males can be up to 60 cm tall and the length from head to foot reaches 250 cm and weighs up to 140 kg. Female tigers have an average length of 198 cm and weigh up to 91 kg.
Sumatran tiger skin color is the darkest of all tigers, ranging from reddish yellow to dark orange.
