Endemic animals endangered Sumatran island

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Sumatra Island is one of the islands located in the country of Indonesia, on the island of Sumatra there are many wild animals. Where the island of Sumatra there are endemic animals typical of Sumatra island, even the animals on the island of Sumatra are not found in other islands in Indonesia such as, Sumatran tigers and Sumatran elephants, and Sumatran rhinoceros.
Here's a list of some endemic animals / animals on the island of Sumatra :


1.

Sumatran tiger(panthera tigris sumatrae)
, one of the six (6) tiger
(panthera tigris)
subspecies still alive in the world. Sumatran endemic endangered Sumatran island animals, due to human hunting and forest destruction as their habitat.


[source](https://goo.gl/images/xdqHsA)

2.

Sumatran Rhinos

The Sumatran rhinoceros is one of the rhinocerotidae family and one of the five (5) species of rhinoceros, the Sumatran rhinoceros is the smallest type of rhinoceros and one endemic animal of the endangered Sumatran island.


[source](https://goo.gl/images/bnE8V8)

3.

Sumatran orangutans

The Sumatran orang-utan is one of the rarest species of orang-utan, in which the species is becoming endangered.


[source](https://goo.gl/images/3q4cqN)

4.

Sumatran elephants(elephas maximus sumatranus)

Sumatran elephants are a subspecies of Asian elephants, Sumatran elephants live only in Sumatran nature, the Sumatran elephants are smaller than Indian elephants. Sumatran elephants are categorized in the red category, as highly endangered animals.


[source](https://goo.gl/images/VRSRwv)

5.

Asian tapir

The Asian tapir is the only tapir in Asia and the tapir is also on the island of Sumatra, this animal including endangered animals.


[source](https://goo.gl/images/dDwOsl)

These are just some of the endangered rare animals on the island of Sumatra, where there are still a number of other animals that are also threatened with extinction on the island of Sumatra.


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