Sumatran tiger (panthera tigris Sumatrea)

• 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 2.4 meters in length from head to tail and weigh about 120 kilograms. Females measure approximately 2.2 meters in length and weigh about 90 kilograms .