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The Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.In 2011, IUCN upgraded the conservation status of the Sumatran elephant from endangered to critically endangered in its Red List as the population had declined by at least 80% during the past three generations, estimated to be about 75 ...
Articles related to the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south. Three subspecies are recognised—E. m. maximus, E. m. indicus and E. m. sumatranus.
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south. Three subspecies are recognised—E. m. maximus, E. m. indicus and E. m. sumatranus.
The number of Sumatran elephants in the park was estimated to be 247 in 2015. [11] The population of Sumatran tigers has declined from 36-40 in 2000 to fewer than 30. [12] Other mammals in the park are the Malayan tapir, Sumatran dhole (Cuon alpinus sumatrensis) and siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus syndactylus). [8]
Indonesian faunal emblems are Indonesian endemic fauna that gain the status as national animal symbol that represent Indonesia and describe Indonesian biodiversity.Today there are three animals that gained the status as Indonesian faunal emblems: Komodo dragon, Javan hawk-eagle and Asian arowana.
Elephas maximus sumatranus – Sumatran elephant; Elephas maximus borneensis – Borneo elephant, proposed but not yet recognized as valid [14] The following Asian elephants were proposed as extinct subspecies, but are now considered synonymous with the Indian elephant: [1] Elephas maximus sondaicus – Javan elephant †
Gunung Leuser National Park is a national park covering 7,927 km 2 in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, straddling the border of Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, [1] a fourth portion and three-fourths portion, respectively.
The park provides habitat for 53 mammal species, including the endangered Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephant, Malayan tapir, agile gibbon and siamang, as well as the vulnerable Sunda clouded leopard, marbled cat, flat-headed cat, sun bear and southern pig-tailed macaque. Reptiles include the saltwater crocodile and false gharial. [2]