Sumatran Tiger
Panthera tigris sumatrae

About 400 wild Sumatran tigers are believed to exist, primarily in the island's five national parks. 210 captive animals live in zoos around the world. The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in habitat that ranges from lowland forest to submontain and montain forest with some peat-moss forest. The Sumatran tiger has the darkest coat of all tigers. Its broad, black stripes are closely spaced and often doubled. Unlike the Siberian tiger, it has striped forelegs. Sumatran tigers are the smallest tiger subspecies. Males average 8 feet in length from head to tail and weigh about 264 pounds. Females measure approximately 7 feet in length and weigh about 198 pounds. The Sumatran tiger eats wild pig, big deer (called rusa), and small deer (called muntjak or barking deer).