Sumatran tiger
Striped island predator
A Sumatran tiger is the smallest surviving tiger subspecies, found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Distinguished by darker fur and closer-set stripes than other tigers, it is critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching: Fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers remain in the wild.
Organism that consumes others
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- hunterPursuer of prey
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- pounceSudden attack leap
stalking · prowl · prey · stealth · claws · fangs · carnassial · meat-eater
At extinction's edge
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
illegal trade · deforestation · protected · threatened · breeding programs · sanctuary · wildlife corridors · genetic diversity
Having contrasting bands
coat · pelt · pattern · camouflage · whiskers · muscular · compact · mane
Taxonomic rank beneath species
- big catLarge wild feline
- felineOf or like cats
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- quadrupedFour-limbed walker
fauna · Felidae · taxonomic · endemic · distinct · genetic lineage
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
- tropical rainforestHumid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- insularNarrow in outlook
predator
Organism that consumes others
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- hunterPursuer of prey
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
pounce · stalking · prowl · prey · stealth · claws · fangs · carnassial · meat-eater · nocturnal
critically endangered
At extinction's edge
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
habitat loss · illegal trade · deforestation · protected · threatened · breeding programs · sanctuary · wildlife corridors · genetic diversity · population decline
striped
Having contrasting bands
fur · coat · pelt · pattern · camouflage · whiskers · muscular · compact · mane · ruff
subspecies
Taxonomic rank beneath species
quadruped · fauna · Felidae · taxonomic · endemic · distinct · genetic lineage
Indonesia
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
- tropical rainforestHumid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin